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cacao

ca·cao [ kə-ˈkau̇]

cacao

noun

[kə-ˈkau̇]

plural cacaos

Definition of cacao

1 or cacao bean : a dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Sterculiaceae) that is used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter : cocoa bean … polyphenols also make cacao beans taste astringent and bitter.— Patricia Gadsby

2 or cacao tree : a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods from which cacao is obtained Chocolate starts as the seeds in the fruits of the cacao tree, a tropical plant that produces flowers and fruit not at the tips of branches but on the trunk.— Kenneth Chang The cacao tree is native to the tropical countries of South America, but now grows in other parts of the world, notably Africa, the West Indies, and Central America.— Joanna Morris

Recent Examples on the Web

//Bake time: Starts around 5 a.m. each day Price: $4 Other laminates: Chocolate and chocolate-almond croissants with high-cacao milk chocolate batons; cinnamon-orange morning buns; ham, bacon and Gruyere croissants; seasonal savory tarts.
— Michael Russell, oregonlive, "Portland’s best croissants, ranked," 13 Nov. 2019
//Archaeologists believe these ancient people, who revered cacao as a gift from the gods and sipped it in ceremonial drinks, also used chocolate in cooking.
— Sue Quinn, Washington Post, "Go ahead, have chocolate for dinner: Why you should cook with it, and not just dessert," 4 Oct. 2019
//The Nature Conservancy, for instance, has trained cattle ranchers in Brazil to switch to farming cacao.
— Matt Simon, WIRED, "Who's Burning the Amazon? Rampant Capitalism," 28 Aug. 2019
//Dive into a gluten-free Icelandic Skyr bowl of berries and house granola, a slice of mango chutney toast and a mug of mushroom cacao chai latte at Parakeet Cafe.
— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "One Paseo: A day in the life of San Diego’s new urban village," 11 July 2019
//Donlan focused on what was to become Go Basic’s signature product, raw cacao CBD chocolates in millennial pink, Instagram-friendly wrappers.
— Charlotte Palermino, Marie Claire, "15 Women to Watch in the CBD Industry," 16 Apr. 2019
//Analysis of ancient and modern T. cacao DNA confirmed the shrubby tree was first domesticated in that upper Amazon basin region.
— Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, "20 Things You Didn't Know About Chocolate," 20 Feb. 2019
//Signature item: The Heavenly Acai Bowl is $9.95 and includes açaí, banana, strawberry, almond butter, cacao, and housemade cashew milk.
— Kelly Wei, Dallas News, "When did açai bowls become all the rage, and where should you go in D-FW to find them? Curious Texas explores," 9 Aug. 2019
//In Brazil, researchers are helping locals switch from cattle farming to cacao, which can grow in the shade, interspersed throughout a forest.
— Matt Simon, WIRED, "New IPCC Report Shows How Our Abuse of Land Drives Climate Change," 8 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of cacao

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for cacao

Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl

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More Definitions forcacao

cacao

noun

English Language Learners Definition of cacao

: the dried seeds of a tropical tree that are used to make cocoa and chocolate

cacao

noun

ca·cao | \ kə-ˈkau̇ , kə-ˈkā-ō\

plural cacaos

Kids Definition of cacao

: a South American tree with fleshy yellow pods that contain fatty seeds from which chocolate is made

cacao

noun

ca·cao | \ kə-ˈkau̇ , kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō \

plural cacaos

Medical Definition of cacao

1 : the dried partly fermented fatty seeds of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Sterculiaceae) that are used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter

— called also cacao bean, cocoa bean

2 : a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods with many seeds that bear cacao

— called also chocolate tree