cocoa

¹

[ koh-koh ]

noun

1. a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
2. cacao ( def 2 ).
3. a beverage made by mixing cocoa powder with hot milk or water.
4. brown; yellowish brown; reddish brown.

adjective

1. of or relating to cocoa.
2. of the color of cocoa.

cocoa

²

[ koh-koh ]

noun

1. coco.

Cocoa

³

[ koh-koh ]

noun

1. a city in E central Florida.

cocoa

/ ˈkəʊkəʊ /

noun

1. a powder made from cocoa beans after they have been roasted, ground, and freed from most of their fatty oil
2. a hot or cold drink made from cocoa and milk or water
3. 1. a light to moderate brown colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      cocoa paint

Word History and Origins

Origin of cocoa¹

First recorded in 1700–10; earlier cocao, cacoa, variant of cacao

Origin of cocoa²

1545–55; misspelling of coco, by confusion with cocoa ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cocoa¹

C18: altered from cacao

Example Sentences

He was a beautiful child, sweet natured, affectionate, with cocoa-colored skin and a thousand-watt smile.

From The Daily Beast

After the blaze was extinguished, a retired cop came over with hot cocoa.

From The Daily Beast

Talese, the New Journalism maestro, would send Lipsyte on cocoa runs.

From The Daily Beast

Sweeten the cocoa with the sugar, adding more or less according to your taste.

From The Daily Beast

It goes beautifully with dark chocolate, making for an enticingly spicy version of hot cocoa.

From The Daily Beast

She opened the two boxes they had brought and set the vacuum bottle of hot cocoa on the bench.

From Project Gutenberg

For each guest there was a cocoa-nut shell, half-filled with miti, a sourish beverage extracted from the cocoa-palm.

From Project Gutenberg

We had each of us a fresh cocoa-nut with a hole bored in it, containing at least a pint of clear, sweet-tasting water.

From Project Gutenberg

Presently, this indulgence is extended to "dry coffee or cocoa," if preferred, and the men also are allowed to receive it.

From Project Gutenberg

Now she was going back, expecting to pick up a cargo of rubber and cocoa and what not, along the West Coast.

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