Cacao Definition

kə-kou, -kāō
cacaos
noun
cacaos
A tropical American tree (Theobroma cacao) of the sterculia family, bearing large, elliptical seedpods.
Webster's New World
The nutritious seeds (cacao beans) of this tree, from which cocoa and chocolate are made.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Cacao

Noun

Singular:
cacao
Plural:
cacaos

Origin of Cacao

  • Via Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl.

    From Wiktionary

  • Spanish from Nahuatl cacahuatl

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cacao Sentence Examples

  • The cacao tree is not cultivated, but grows wild in great abundance.

  • The principal agricultural products are coffee, cacau (cacao), sugar, Indian corn and beans.

  • The surrounding country is fertile and grows cacao, indigo, oranges, sugar-cane, corn and rice.

  • It is situated near the Guanajibo river, in a fertile agricultural region which produces sugar, coffee, fruit, cacao and tobacco.

  • Cacao, tobacco, cotton, rice and indigo are grown in the neighbouring country, and the town has a considerable trade in these and other commodities; it also manufactures sugar, fans and woven fabrics.

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Words Starting With

CCACAC

Words Ending With

OAOCAO

Unscrambles

cacao

Words Starting With C and Ending With O

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