cacao
English · Español · Français · Italiano · Română
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
cacao¹
- /kəˈkaʊ/ UK
- /kəˈkɑː.əʊ/ UK
- /kəˈkeɪ.əʊ/ UK
- /kəˈkaʊ/ US
- /kəˈkeɪ.oʊ/ US
- /kəˈkɑ.oʊ/ US
Rhymes with -aʊ, -ɑːəʊ, -eɪəʊ
Where it comes from
From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. Doublet of cocoa.
noun cacaos
- A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- The seed of this tree, the cocoa bean.
- Cocoa (hot drink). Therefore they left Port à Paix just as the first streaks of gray were appearing in the east, depending on a good hot cup of cacao and a couple of bananas to nourish them sufficiently until they could enjoy the breakfast that Dave would prepare for them at the end of their morning’s share of the day
Cacao²
proper noun
- A barangay of Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines.
Translations
Every language
noun Theobroma cacao seed — see also cocoa bean
| Español | cacao |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카카오 kakao |
| 日本語 | カカオ kakao |
| 中文 | 可可豆 kěkědòu |
| Português | cacau |
| Français | fève de cacao |
| Deutsch | Kakao |
| Italiano | cacao |
| Ελληνικά | κακάο kakáo |
| Română | cacao |
| Русский | кака́о kakáo |
| Tiếng Việt | cacao, ca-cao |
| العربية | كَاكَاو kākāw |
noun Theobroma cacao tree
| Español | cacao, cacaotero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카카오 kakao |
| 日本語 | カカオ kakao |
| 中文 | 可可樹 /可可树 kěkěshù |
| Português | cacaueiro |
| Français | cacaoyer |
| Deutsch | Kakaobaum |
| Italiano | cacao |
| Ελληνικά | κακαόδεντρο kakaódentro, κακάο kakáo |
| Română | arbore-de-cacao |
| Русский | кака́о kakáo |
| Tiếng Việt | cacao, ca-cao |
| العربية | شَجَرَة اَلْكَاكَاو |
| עברית | קָקָאוֹ kaká'o |
Talk about this word "cacao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cacao. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cacao. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cacao "cacao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cacao.Cite this
@misc{cacao_2026,
title = {cacao},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cacao},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
