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.

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

“Over the past year droughts in major coffee-producing regions like Brazil and heavier than usual rainfall and plant diseases in some cocoa producing regions in Africa have pushed up on prices,” she said.

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Its agro-ecological diversity is critical for subsistence farming and staple food crops, such as avocados, cassava and maize, as well as export products like cocoa, coffee, bananas and cotton.

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It said prices have now stabilised or declined for some key commodities like cocoa, coffee and olive oil.

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"Chocolate also got more expensive as global prices of cocoa remain high owing to poor harvests," she said.

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Drought in the UK has meant that crop yields were lower this year, while extreme weather in other countries has raised the wholesale prices of goods like coffee beans and cocoa.

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