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cacao


Main Entry: ca·cao
Pronunciation: \kə-ˈka, kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cacaos
Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl
Date: 1555

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


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