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1 cacao
(the tropical tree from whose seeds cocoa and chocolate are made.) cacau* * *ca.ca.o[kək'au] n 1 cacau. 2 cacaueiro. -
2 cacao
(the tropical tree from whose seeds cocoa and chocolate are made.) cacau -
3 chocolate
[' okəlit] 1. noun1) (a paste made from the seeds of the cacao tree.) chocolate2) (a sweet or drink made from it: Have a chocolate; a cup of chocolate.) chocolate2. adjective(of, made from, covered with, chocolate: chocolate ice-cream; chocolate biscuits.) de chocolate* * *choco.late[tʃ'ɔklət] n 1 chocolate. bar of chocolate / barra de chocolate. 2 cor de chocolate. • adj 1 de chocolate, feito de chocolate. chocolate cake / bolo de chocolate. 2 marrom-escuro. -
4 cocoa
['koukou]1) ((a powder made from) the crushed seeds of the cacao tree, used in making chocolate.) cacau2) (a drink made from the powder: a cup of cocoa.) cacau* * *co.coa[k'oukou] n 1 cacau. 2 chocolate: bebida feita de cacau. 3 cor de chocolate. • adj de ou relativo ao cacau. -
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6 cocoa
['koukou]1) ((a powder made from) the crushed seeds of the cacao tree, used in making chocolate.) cacau2) (a drink made from the powder: a cup of cocoa.) cacau
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cacao — /keuh kah oh, kay oh/, n., pl. cacaos. 1. a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc. 2. Also, cocoa. the fruit or seeds of this tree. [1545 55; < Sp < Nahuatl… … Universalium
cacao — [kə kα:əʊ, keɪəʊ] noun (plural cacaos) 1》 bean like seeds from which cocoa, cocoa butter, and chocolate are made. 2》 the small tropical American evergreen tree that bears cacao seeds, which are contained in large oval pods growing on the trunk.… … English new terms dictionary
cacao butter — variant of cocoa butter * * * cacao butter same as ↑cocoa butter (see under ↑cocoa). • • • Main Entry: ↑cacao * * * cacao butter, a yellowish white fat expressed from cacao seeds, used especially in making candy, soap, and cosmetics. Also, cocoa… … Useful english dictionary
cacao butter — fat extracted from cacao seeds (used in making soap, cosmetics, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
cacao — [kə kā′ō, kəkä′ō] n. pl. cacaos [kə kā′ōz, kəkä′ōz, kə kou′ōz΄] [Sp < Nahuatl kakawaλ, cacao seed] 1. a tropical American tree (Theobroma cacao) of the sterculia family, bearing large, elliptical seedpods 2. the nutritious seeds (cacao beans)… … English World dictionary
cacao — ca*ca o, n. [Sp., fr. Mex. kakahuatl. Cf. {Cocoa}, {Chocolate}] (Bot.) A small evergreen tree ({Theobroma Cacao}) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cacao — ► NOUN ▪ the bean like seeds of a tropical American tree, from which cocoa, cocoa butter, and chocolate are made. ORIGIN Nahuatl … English terms dictionary
Cacao — taxobox name = Cacao image caption = Cacao tree with fruit pods regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Malvales familia = Malvaceae genus = Theobroma species = T. cacao binomial … Wikipedia
cacao — Prepared c., or cocoa, a powder prepared from the roasted cured kernels of the ripe seed of Theobroma c. Linné (family Sterculiaceae); the tree yields a fat, theobroma oil. SYN: theobroma. [native Mexican origin] c. oil SYN: theobroma oil. * * *… … Medical dictionary
cacao — noun (plural cacaos) Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl Date: 1555 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cacao — ca•ca•o [[t]kəˈkɑ oʊ, ˈkeɪ oʊ[/t]] n. pl. ca•os 1) pln a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa and chocolate 2) pln Also, cocoa the fruit or seeds of this tree. • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
