cacao

ca·cao

noun \kə-ˈkau̇, kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō\

plural cacaos

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 from which cacao is obtained

Examples of CACAO

1. a farmer who grows cacao

Illustration of CACAO

Origin of CACAO

Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl

First Known Use: 1555

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

Rhymes with CACAO

laus Deo, rodeo