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co⋅coa
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 (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. |
Co⋅coa
[koh-koh] –noun
| a city in E central Florida. 16,096. |
ca⋅ca⋅o
[kuh-kah-oh, -key-oh] –noun, plural -ca⋅os.
| 1. | a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc. |
| 2. | Also, cocoa. the fruit or seeds of this tree. |
Origin:
1545–55; < Sp < Nahuatl cacahuatl cacao seeds
1545–55; < Sp < Nahuatl cacahuatl cacao seeds
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| co·coa (kō'kō) n.
[Alteration (influenced by coco, coconut palm) of cacao.] co'coa adj. |
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Cocoa
Co"coa\ (k[=o]"k[-o]), n., Cocoa palm \Co"coa palm`\ (p[aum]m`)[Sp. & Pg. coco cocoanut, in Sp. also, cocoa palm. The Portuguese name is said to have been given from the monkeylike face at the base of the nut, fr. Pg. coco a bugbear, an ugly mask to frighten children. Cf., however, Gr. koy^ki the cocoa palm and its fruit, ko`i:x, ko`i:kos, a kind of Egyptian palm.] (Bot.) A palm tree producing the cocoanut (Cocos nucifera). It grows in nearly all tropical countries, attaining a height of sixty or eighty feet. The trunk is without branches, and has a tuft of leaves at the top, each being fifteen or twenty feet in length, and at the base of these the nuts hang in clusters; the cocoanut tree.Cocoa
Co"coa\, n. [Corrupted fr. cacao.] A preparation made from the seeds of the chocolate tree, and used in making, a beverage; also the beverage made from cocoa or cocoa shells. Cocoa shells, the husks which separate from the cacao seeds in preparing them for use.
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Language Translation for : cocoa
Spanish:
cacao,
German:
das Kakaopulver,
Japanese:
ココア
cocoa
1707, from Sp. cacao, from Nahuatl cacua, root form of cacahuatl "bean of the cocoa tree."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: co·coa
Pronunciation: 'kO-(")kO
Function: noun
1 : CACAO 2
2 a : powdered ground roasted cacao beans from which a portion of the fat has been removed b : a beverage prepared by heating powdered cocoa with water or milk
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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