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cacao
noun ca·cao \kə-ˈkau̇, kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō\
: the dried seeds of a tropical tree that are used to make cocoa and chocolate
plural cacaos
Full Definition of CACAO
1
: the dried partly fermented fatty seeds of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Sterculiaceae) that are used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter —called also cacao bean, cocoa bean
2
: a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods from which cacao is obtained
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Origin of CACAO
Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl
First Known Use: 1555
CACAO Defined for Kids
cacao
noun ca·cao \kə-ˈkau̇, kə-ˈkā-ō\
plural cacaos
Definition of CACAO for Kids
: a South American tree with fleshy yellow pods that contain fatty seeds from which chocolate is made
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cacao
noun ca·cao \kə-ˈkau̇, kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō\
plural cacaos
Medical Definition of CACAO
1
: the dried partly fermented fatty seeds of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Sterculiaceae) that are used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter—called also cacao bean, cocoa bean
2
: a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods with many seeds that bear cacao—called also chocolate tree
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