cacao
noun
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
cacaos
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pluralof cacao.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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All cacaos showed a substantial advance varying from 80 to 150 per cent. on pre-war values.
From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Arthur William Knapp
These should be planted in quincunx order, i. e., at the intersecting point of two lines drawn between the diagonal corners of the square made by four cacaos set equidistant each way.
From Cacao Culture in the Philippines by William S. (Scrugham) Lyon
The two principal cacaos are known as Arriba and Machala, or classed together as Guayaquil after the city of that name.
From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Arthur William Knapp
On the morning of the sale samples of the cacaos are on exhibit at the principal brokers.
From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Arthur William Knapp
When the bananas grow old, they should be carefully felled, lest the cacaos should be injured by their accidental fall.
