cocoa
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koʊ noun
1.
2.
cacao ( def 2 ).
3.
a beverage made by mixing cocoa powder with hot milk or water.
4.
brown; yellowish brown; reddish brown.
adjective
5.
of or pertaining to cocoa.
6.
of the color of cocoa.
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cocoa or cacao (ˈkəʊkəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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. | a. a light to moderate brown colour |
| b. (as adjective): cocoa paint | |
| [C18: altered from | |
| cacao or cacao | |
| —n | |
| [C18: altered from | |
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Word Origin & History
cocoa
1707, from Sp. cacao, from Nahuatl cacua, root form of cacahuatl "bean of the cocoa tree."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Sift the remaining tablespoon of powdered sugar with the cocoa powder.
After a dinner of, say, veggie burritos and cocoa comes a frosty night in a lean-to.
Cocoa flavonols appear to increase blood flow to the brain.
Dark chocolate cocoa was everyone's favorite, with milk chocolate a close runner-up.
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