cacao in Portuguese
cacao in Portuguese is cacaueiro, cacau — cacao means the dried and fermented seeds of the tropical cacao tree, from which chocolate and cocoa are made.
cacao in Portuguese
cacaueiro
A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
cacau
A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
cacau
The seed of this tree, the cocoa bean.
What does "cacao" mean?
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noun The dried and fermented seeds of the tropical cacao tree, from which chocolate and cocoa are made.
"The bar is made from single-origin cacao grown in Ecuador."
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noun The small evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, that produces those seeds inside large ridged pods.
"Cacao grows only within about twenty degrees of the equator."
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noun Raw or minimally processed cacao sold as a food product, typically as nibs, powder or paste, and marketed as less processed than cocoa.
"She stirs a spoon of cacao powder into her morning smoothie."
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cacao in a sentence
- The bar is made from single-origin cacao grown in Ecuador.
- Cacao prices hit a record high this year.
- Cacao grows only within about twenty degrees of the equator.
- She stirs a spoon of cacao powder into her morning smoothie.
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What is "cacao" in Portuguese?
"cacao" in Portuguese is cacaueiro, cacau. cacao means: The dried and fermented seeds of the tropical cacao tree, from which chocolate and cocoa are made.
How do you use "cacao" in a sentence?
Example: "The bar is made from single-origin cacao grown in Ecuador." In Portuguese, "cacao" is cacaueiro, cacau.
Are there other ways to say "cacao" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "cacao": cacaueiro, cacau.
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