Definition of cacao Cacao

/kʌkejˈow/ - [kukeyow] - ca•ca•o

We found 8 definitions of cacao from 7 different sources.

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What does cacao mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: cacaoes

cacao - tropical American tree producing cacao beans
  cacao tree, chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao
  angiospermous tree, flowering tree any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
  genus theobroma, theobroma cacao plants
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • cacao (Noun)
    A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
  • cacao (Noun)
    This tree's seed, the cocoa bean.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cacao (n.)
    A small evergreen tree (Theobroma Cacao) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which cocoa, chocolate, and broma are prepared.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cacao
    (Theobroma cacao) A small (4–8 m tall (15-26 ft)) evergreen tree in the family Sterculiaceae (alternatively Malvaceae), native to the deep tropical region of the Americas.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cacao
    ka-kā′o, ka-kä′o, n. the chocolate-tree, from the seeds of which chocolate is made. [Mex. cacauatl.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • cacao
    [Sp.] The plant Theobroma, from which what is commonly termed cocoa is derived.

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