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

Another major plus: It’s made with moisturizing coconut oil, shea butter, and cocoa butter. —Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 18 June 2025

Here is the twist: white chocolate is a chocolate made from cocoa butter, sugar, and milk solids, while the main component of the hair-like treat inside is purely sugar. —Oyku Ilgar, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025

Besides having aesthetically pleasing packaging and being a treat for the nose, the cream also boasts a hydrating ingredient makeup of vitamin E, aloe, shea butter, cocoa butter, and hyaluronic acid. —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 13 May 2025

Squalane leads the way, accompanied by cocoa butter and shea butter, soothing, smoothing, and seriously non-greasy. —Annie Blackman, Allure, 8 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cocoa butter

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• clutter
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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