cocoa butter

noun

variants or less commonly cacao butter

: a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao beans

Examples of cocoa butter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One is the melting point of cocoa butter. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026

Dark chocolate is made from cocoa solids, cocoa butter, and sugar, just like regular chocolate, but has a much higher percentage of cocoa solids than your average milk chocolate. —Mura Dominko, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026

It’s infused with avocado, shea butter, and cocoa butter to nourish the skin, plus peppermint oil and menthol to provide a refreshing, cooling sensation. —Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026

The coffee is an organic Colombian roast, according to Fluid’s website, and has notes of apricot, mandarin zest, cocoa butter and blackberry. —Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cocoa butter

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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