Cacao vs. Cocoa

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  • Cacao (noun)

    A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

  • Cacao (noun)

    This tree’s seed, the cocoa bean.

  • Cocoa (noun)

    The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.

  • Cocoa (noun)

    An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.

  • Cocoa (noun)

    A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.

    “Do you like cocoa?”

  • Cocoa (noun)

    A serving of this drink.

    “I like to watch TV with a cocoa.”

  • Cocoa (noun)

    A light to medium brown colour.

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  • Cocoa (noun)

    alternative spelling of coco.

  • Cocoa (adjective)

    Of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.

Wiktionary
  • Cacao (noun)

    seeds from a small tropical American evergreen tree, from which cocoa, cocoa butter, and chocolate are made.

  • Cacao (noun)

    the tree that bears cacao seeds, which are contained in large, oval pods that grow on the trunk. It is now cultivated mainly in West Africa.

Oxford Dictionary

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