cocoa
The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate…The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
» Chocolate is made from cocoa beans.
Schokolade wird aus Kakaobohnen gemacht. — lilygilder
Die Schokolade wird aus Kakaobohnen hergestellt. — kolonjano
Шоколад делают из какао-бобов. — stariy
Шоколад производится из какао-бобов. — marafon
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5 senses(countable, uncountable)The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
Kakaobohne
кака́оkakáo
(countable, uncountable)An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
(uncountable)A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
Do you like cocoa?
Kakao, heiße Schokolade
кака́оkakáo
кака́оkakáo
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
(countable)A serving of this drink.
I like to watch TV with a cocoa.
Kakao, heiße Schokolade
(countable)A light to medium brown colour.
кака́оkakáo
Examples
34 sentencesChocolate is made from cocoa beans.
ruШоколад делают из какао-бобов. — stariy
deSchokolade wird aus Kakaobohnen gemacht. — lilygilder
How about a cup of cocoa?
ruКак насчёт чашки какао? — Lenin_1917
deHättest du Lust auf eine Tasse Kakao? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom ordered coffee for himself and cocoa for Mary.
ruТом заказал кофе для себя и какао для Мэри. — Wezel
deTom bestellte sich einen Kaffee und Maria einen Kakao. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you like to put a marshmallow in your cocoa?
I'd like some cocoa.
Translations
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Origin
From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. The form cocoa came about by confusiFrom Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. The form cocoa came about by confusion with coco, popularized by Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language. Doublet of cacao.
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Forms
plural: cocoasSynonyms
3 synonyms- a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot:chocolatehot chocolatedrinking chocolate
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable