Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

    Kakaobaum, Kakao

    кака́оkakáo, кака́оkakáo

    какаоkakao

    tropical American tree producing cacao beans

  2. (countable, uncountable)The seed of this tree, the cocoa bean.

  3. (countable, rare, uncountable)Cocoa (hot drink).

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The cacao tree grows with moisture and heat.

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  2. Cacao can only grow within about 20° north and south of the equator.

    ruКакао может расти только в пределах зоны примерно в 20° к северу и югу от экватора.

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  3. Cacao trees thrive in rainforests.

    ruДеревья какао хорошо растут в тропических лесах.

    deKakaobäume gedeihen in Regenwäldern.

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  4. The world's leading cacao producers are Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Indonesia.

    ruВедущие мировые производители какао — Кот-д’Ивуар, Гана и Индонезия.

    deWeltführer in der Kakaoproduktion sind die Elfenbeinküste, Ghana und Indonesien.

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  5. If Mesoamerica interests you, maybe read the article "Sweet Cacao and Sour Atole: Mixed Drinks on Classic Maya Ceramic Vases."

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
Theobroma cacao tree:
Русский
By meaning 1
Theobroma cacao tree:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
Theobroma cacao tree:
Theobroma cacao seed — see also cocoa bean:

Origin

From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. Doublet of cocoa.

From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. Doublet of cocoa.

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Forms

plural: cacaos
Singularcacao
Pluralcacaos

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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