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cacao

ca·ca·o
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-kah-oh, -key-oh]
    • /kəˈkɑ oʊ, -ˈkeɪ oʊ/
    • /kəˈkaʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-kah-oh, -key-oh]
    • /kəˈkɑ oʊ, -ˈkeɪ oʊ/

Definitions of cacao word

  • uncountable noun cacao Cacao seeds are the seeds of a tropical tree, from which cocoa and chocolate are made. 3
  • noun cacao a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, having yellowish flowers and reddish-brown seed pods from which cocoa and chocolate are prepared: family Sterculiaceae 3
  • noun cacao a tropical American tree (Theobroma cacao) of the sterculia family, bearing large, elliptical seedpods 3
  • noun cacao the nutritious seeds (cacao beans) of this tree, from which cocoa and chocolate are made 3
  • noun plural cacao a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc. 1
  • noun plural cacao Also, cocoa. the fruit or seeds of this tree. 1

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Origin of cacao

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Spanish < Nahuatl cacahuatl cacao seeds

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Parts of speech for Cacao

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cacao popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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