cacau — meaning in English

English meaning

• cacao noun The dried and fermented seeds of the tropical cacao tree, from which chocolate and cocoa are made.
• cocoa noun A brown powder made from roasted, ground cacao beans, used to make chocolate and in baking.

Senses

cacau is used for these senses in English:

• cacao A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
• cacao The seed of this tree, the cocoa bean.
• cocoa (countable) A light to medium brown colour.

cacao — full definition

1. noun The dried and fermented seeds of the tropical cacao tree, from which chocolate and cocoa are made.
2. noun The small evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, that produces those seeds inside large ridged pods.
3. noun Raw or minimally processed cacao sold as a food product, typically as nibs, powder or paste, and marketed as less processed than cocoa.

cocoa — full definition

1. noun A brown powder made from roasted, ground cacao beans, used to make chocolate and in baking.
2. noun A hot drink made by mixing cocoa powder with milk and sugar.

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