cocoa

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[ koh-koh ]
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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.

  1. a beverage made by mixing cocoa powder with hot milk or water.

  2. brown; yellowish brown; reddish brown.

adjective
  1. of or relating to cocoa.

  2. of the color of cocoa.

Origin of cocoa

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First recorded in 1700–10; earlier cocao, cacoa, variant of cacao

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Other definitions for cocoa (2 of 3)

cocoa2
[ koh-koh ]

noun

Origin of cocoa

2
1545–55; misspelling of coco, by confusion with cocoa1

Other definitions for Cocoa (3 of 3)

Cocoa
[ koh-koh ]

noun
  1. a city in E central Florida.

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British Dictionary definitions for cocoa

cocoa

cacao

/ (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

    • a light to moderate brown colour

    • (as adjective): cocoa paint

Origin of cocoa

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C18: altered from cacao

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