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cocoa
1[ koh-koh ]
/ ˈkoʊ koʊ /
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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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Origin of cocoa
1First recorded in 1700–10; earlier cocao, cacoa, variant of cacao
Words nearby cocoa
cockup, cocky, cockyleeky, cocky's joy, coco, cocoa, Cocoa Beach, cocoa bean, cocoa butter, cocoanut, cocobolo
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Cocoa
[ koh-koh ]
/ ˈkoʊ koʊ /
noun
a city in E central Florida.
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British Dictionary definitions for cocoa
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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