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| ca·ca·o [ kə k ō, kə káy ō ] (plural ca·ca·os or ca·ca·o) |
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1. fatty seed: a dried fatty seed. Use: source of cocoa, chocolate, and other foods and products.
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2. cocoa tree: a tropical American evergreen tree with fleshy pods containing cacao seeds. Latin name Theobroma cacao.
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3. food
Same as cocoa bean
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4. industry
Same as cocoa butter
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| [Mid-16th century. < Spanish< Nahuatl cacauatl "cacao tree"] |
