cacao

Etymology

From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kəˈkɑːəʊ̯/, /kəˈkeɪ̯əʊ̯/, [kəˈkʰɑːəʊ̯], [kəˈkʰeɪ̯əʊ̯]
• (US) IPA^(key): /kəˈkaʊ̯/, /kəˈkeɪ̯oʊ̯/, [kəˈkʰaʊ̯], [kəˈkʰeɪ̯oʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aʊ

Noun

cacao (countable and uncountable, plural cacaos)

1. A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
2. This tree's seed, the cocoa bean.

Alternative forms

• cacau (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑˈkɑu̯/

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• Hyphenation: ca‧cao
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯

Noun

cacao m (uncountable)

1. cocoa

Etymology

From Spanish cacao

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ka.o/

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Noun

cacao m (plural cacaos)

1. cocoa

Further reading

• “cacao” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

cacao m (invariable)

1. cocoa

Noun

cacao f

1. cocoa

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cacao bean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈkao/

Noun

cacao m (plural cacaos)

1. cacao tree
2. cacao bean
3. cocoa (bean, powder)

Further reading

• “cacao” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.