cocoa butter

American  

Or cacao butter

noun

1. a fatty substance obtained from the seeds of the cacao, used in making soaps, cosmetics, and other products.

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cocoa butter British  

noun

1. a yellowish-white waxy solid that is obtained from cocoa beans and used for confectionery, soap, etc

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Etymology

Origin of cocoa butter

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

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cocoa butter

Celleste plans to sell cocoa butter and powder as a supplemental supply to chocolate manufacturers and food companies besieged by rising traditional-bean prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

When processed, a cocoa bean becomes cocoa liquor, which contains 50% each of cocoa solids and cocoa butter.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025

The Dhokla Aero is aerated white chocolate, cocoa butter and a purée of Dhokla inside.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2024

For many people, chocolate is a sweet delight: its main components are cocoa mass and cocoa butter, which are extracted from the cocoa fruit.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

She let her mother relax her hair and oil up her skin with cocoa butter.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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