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cocoa

co·coa

UK/ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/ US/ˈkoʊ.koʊ/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.

powder of ground roasted cocao beans with most of the fat removed

Origin

From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. The form cocoa came about by confusion with coco, popularized by Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language. Doublet of cacao.

Phrases

  • cocoa bean
  • cocoa butter
  • cocoa powder
  • cocoa shunter
  • cocoa tea
  • hot cocoa
  • I should cocoa

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