cocoa
1[ koh-koh ]
/ ˈkoʊ koʊ /
noun
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
a beverage made by mixing cocoa powder with hot milk or water.
brown; yellowish brown; reddish brown.
adjective
of or relating to cocoa.
of the color of cocoa.
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Cocoa
[ koh-koh ]
/ ˈkoʊ koʊ /
noun
a city in E central Florida.
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cocoa
cacao
/ (ˈkəʊkəʊ) /
noun
a powder made from cocoa beans after they have been roasted, ground, and freed from most of their fatty oil
a hot or cold drink made from cocoa and milk or water
- a light to moderate brown colour
- (as adjective)cocoa paint
Word Origin for cocoa
C18: altered from cacao
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Word Origin and History for cocoa
cocoa
powder from cacao seeds, 1707, corruption (by influence of coco) of cacao. The printing of Johnson's dictionary ran together the entries for coco and cocoa, fostering a confusion that never has been undone.
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