cacao

noun

ca·cao

kə-ˈkau̇ kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō

plural cacaos

Definition

or cacao bean a dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Malvaceae) that is used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter cocoa bean //… polyphenols also make cacao beans taste astringent and bitter. — Patricia Gadsby
or cacao tree a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods from which cacao is obtained //Chocolate starts as the seeds in the fruits of the cacao tree, a tropical plant that produces flowers and fruit not at the tips of branches but on the trunk. — Kenneth Chang //The cacao tree is native to the tropical countries of South America, but now grows in other parts of the world, notably Africa, the West Indies, and Central America. — Joanna Morris

Illustration

cacao 2

Examples

//a farmer who grows cacao

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl

cacao

noun

ca·cao

kə-ˈkau̇ kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō

plural cacaos

Definition

or cacao bean a dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Malvaceae) that is used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter cocoa bean //… polyphenols also make cacao beans taste astringent and bitter. — Patricia Gadsby
or cacao tree a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods from which cacao is obtained //Chocolate starts as the seeds in the fruits of the cacao tree, a tropical plant that produces flowers and fruit not at the tips of branches but on the trunk. — Kenneth Chang //The cacao tree is native to the tropical countries of South America, but now grows in other parts of the world, notably Africa, the West Indies, and Central America. — Joanna Morris

Illustration

cacao 2

Examples

//a farmer who grows cacao

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl

cacao

noun

ca·cao

kə-ˈkau̇ kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō

plural cacaos

Definition

or cacao bean a dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Malvaceae) that is used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter cocoa bean //… polyphenols also make cacao beans taste astringent and bitter. — Patricia Gadsby
or cacao tree a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods from which cacao is obtained //Chocolate starts as the seeds in the fruits of the cacao tree, a tropical plant that produces flowers and fruit not at the tips of branches but on the trunk. — Kenneth Chang //The cacao tree is native to the tropical countries of South America, but now grows in other parts of the world, notably Africa, the West Indies, and Central America. — Joanna Morris

Illustration

cacao 2

Examples

//a farmer who grows cacao

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl

cacao

noun

ca·cao

kə-ˈkau̇ kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō

plural cacaos

Definition

or cacao bean a dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Malvaceae) that is used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter cocoa bean //… polyphenols also make cacao beans taste astringent and bitter. — Patricia Gadsby
or cacao tree a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods from which cacao is obtained //Chocolate starts as the seeds in the fruits of the cacao tree, a tropical plant that produces flowers and fruit not at the tips of branches but on the trunk. — Kenneth Chang //The cacao tree is native to the tropical countries of South America, but now grows in other parts of the world, notably Africa, the West Indies, and Central America. — Joanna Morris

Illustration

cacao 2

Examples

//a farmer who grows cacao

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl

cacao

noun

ca·cao

kə-ˈkau̇ kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō

plural cacaos

Definition

or cacao bean a dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Malvaceae) that is used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter cocoa bean //… polyphenols also make cacao beans taste astringent and bitter. — Patricia Gadsby
or cacao tree a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods from which cacao is obtained //Chocolate starts as the seeds in the fruits of the cacao tree, a tropical plant that produces flowers and fruit not at the tips of branches but on the trunk. — Kenneth Chang //The cacao tree is native to the tropical countries of South America, but now grows in other parts of the world, notably Africa, the West Indies, and Central America. — Joanna Morris

Illustration

cacao 2

Examples

//a farmer who grows cacao

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl

cacao

noun

ca·cao

kə-ˈkau̇ kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō

plural cacaos

Definition

or cacao bean a dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Malvaceae) that is used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter cocoa bean //… polyphenols also make cacao beans taste astringent and bitter. — Patricia Gadsby
or cacao tree a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods from which cacao is obtained //Chocolate starts as the seeds in the fruits of the cacao tree, a tropical plant that produces flowers and fruit not at the tips of branches but on the trunk. — Kenneth Chang //The cacao tree is native to the tropical countries of South America, but now grows in other parts of the world, notably Africa, the West Indies, and Central America. — Joanna Morris

Illustration

cacao 2

Examples

//a farmer who grows cacao

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl

cacao

noun

ca·cao

kə-ˈkau̇ kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō

plural cacaos

Definition

or cacao bean a dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Malvaceae) that is used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter cocoa bean //… polyphenols also make cacao beans taste astringent and bitter. — Patricia Gadsby
or cacao tree a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods from which cacao is obtained //Chocolate starts as the seeds in the fruits of the cacao tree, a tropical plant that produces flowers and fruit not at the tips of branches but on the trunk. — Kenneth Chang //The cacao tree is native to the tropical countries of South America, but now grows in other parts of the world, notably Africa, the West Indies, and Central America. — Joanna Morris

Illustration

cacao 2

Examples

//a farmer who grows cacao

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl

cacao

noun

ca·cao

kə-ˈkau̇ kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō

plural cacaos

Definition

or cacao bean a dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Malvaceae) that is used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter cocoa bean //… polyphenols also make cacao beans taste astringent and bitter. — Patricia Gadsby
or cacao tree a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods from which cacao is obtained //Chocolate starts as the seeds in the fruits of the cacao tree, a tropical plant that produces flowers and fruit not at the tips of branches but on the trunk. — Kenneth Chang //The cacao tree is native to the tropical countries of South America, but now grows in other parts of the world, notably Africa, the West Indies, and Central America. — Joanna Morris

Illustration

cacao 2

Examples

//a farmer who grows cacao

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl