FromSpanishcacao, fromClassical Nahuatlcacahuatl. The formcocoa came about by confusion withcoco, popularized bySamuel Johnson'sA Dictionary of the English Language.[1]Doublet ofcacao.
cocoa (countable anduncountable,pluralcocoas)
- The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of thecacao tree from whichchocolate is made.
- An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, groundcocoa beans, used in makingchocolate, and in cooking.
- (uncountable) A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
- Synonyms:chocolate,drinking chocolate,hot chocolate
Do you likecocoa?
- 1979, Stanley J. Sharpless,A Food Lover's Companion, Harper & Row, Evan Jones (edit.)
- Half past nine - high time for supper;
- Cocoa, love?Of course, my dear.
- Helen thinks it quite delicious,
- John prefers it now to beer....
- ¶For they've stumbled on the secret
- Of a love that never wanes,
- Rapt beneath the tumbled bedclothes,
- Cocoa coursing through their veins.
- (countable) A serving of this drink.
I like to watch TV with acocoa.
- (countable) A light to medium brown colour.
cocoa:
partially fermented seeds of cacao tree
Translations to be checked
cocoa (notcomparable)
- Of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.
of a light to medium brown colour
By confusion withcocoa, popularized bySamuel Johnson'sA Dictionary of the English Language.
cocoa
- (now nonstandard)Alternative spelling ofcoco.
cocoa
- (transitive) tohurt
- (reflexive) to beill
- Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002)Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz[1], 2nd electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages87, 119, 231, 242
Borrowed fromEnglishcocoa.
- IPA(key): /koˈkoa/[koˈko.a]
- Rhymes:-oa
- Syllabification:co‧co‧a
cocoa f (pluralcocoas)
- cocoa
