Theobroma cacao
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Cacao (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈkɑːəʊ̯/, /kəˈkeɪ̯əʊ̯/, [kəˈkʰɑːəʊ̯], [kəˈkʰeɪ̯əʊ̯]
- (US) IPA(key): /kəˈkaʊ̯/, /kəˈkeɪ̯oʊ̯/, [kəˈkʰaʊ̯], [kəˈkʰeɪ̯oʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -aʊ
Noun
cacao (countable and uncountable, plural cacaos)
- A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- This tree's seed, the cocoa bean.
Derived terms
- Cacao yellow mosaic virus
