cocoa butter

noun

variants or less commonly cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao beans

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Cocoa is the key ingredient in chocolate, made from roasted cacao beans and processed into cocoa solids and cocoa butter. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025 This super hydrating formula with hyaluronic acid, shea butter, grapeseed oil, cocoa butter and more is non-greasy and gives them a nice shine. Deanna Pai, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2025 Van Leeuwen has collaborated with Carnival Cruise Line on the dessert, which includes ingredients such as coconut cream, cocoa butter, vanilla extract and sea salt. Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025 These scrubs come in an array of spa-worthy aromas with moisturizing ingredients like shea butter, cocoa butter, and aloe. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cocoa butter

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cocoa butter was in 1868

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“Cocoa butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocoa%20butter. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

cocoa butter

noun
: a pale fat obtained from cacao beans

Medical Definition

cocoa butter

noun
variants or cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat obtained from cacao beans that is used in the manufacture of chocolate candy, in cosmetics as an emollient, and in pharmacy for making suppositories

called also theobroma oil

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