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

Four people were critically injured after an explosion at a commercial facility that Gloucester County officials say processes cocoa butter for the chocolate industry in Logan Township, New Jersey, on Wednesday afternoon. —Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026

Formulated with amaranth protein, cocoa butter, hemp seed oil, moringa oil, rice protein and babassu oil, the product doubles as a detangler and a heat protectant. —Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026

It’s formulated with cocoa butter and coconut oil to combat frizz and nourish dry hair. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026

As its name suggests, the Nivea cream contains the hero ingredient cocoa butter to deeply moisturize your skin and lock in hydration for days at a time. —Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cocoa butter

• kilometre
• clutter
• cutter
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• gutter
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• nutter
• putter
• rutter
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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