cocoa

¹

[ koh-koh ]

noun

1. a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
2. cacao ( def 2 ).
3. a beverage made by mixing cocoa powder with hot milk or water.
4. brown; yellowish brown; reddish brown.

adjective

1. of or relating to cocoa.
2. of the color of cocoa.

cocoa

²

[ koh-koh ]

noun

1. coco.

Cocoa

³

[ koh-koh ]

noun

1. a city in E central Florida.

cocoa

/ ˈkəʊkəʊ /

noun

1. a powder made from cocoa beans after they have been roasted, ground, and freed from most of their fatty oil
2. a hot or cold drink made from cocoa and milk or water
3. 1. a light to moderate brown colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      cocoa paint

Word History and Origins

Origin of cocoa¹

First recorded in 1700–10; earlier cocao, cacoa, variant of cacao

Origin of cocoa²

1545–55; misspelling of coco, by confusion with cocoa ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cocoa¹

C18: altered from cacao

Example Sentences

The Dhokla Aero is aerated white chocolate, cocoa butter and a purée of Dhokla inside.

From Salon

We infuse all the flavors of Dhokla into the white chocolate and cocoa butter mixture.

From Salon

For those avoiding dairy, Vu recommended a plant-based alternative: "A plant-based butter I’ve had some success with as a butter substitute is Tourlami, which claims to replace dairy butter in recipes 1:1. Indeed, my Pastry & Baking Arts class baked great croissants with Tourlami butter, which is made of fats mainly from from cocoa and coconut, but was somewhat lacking in the creamy, buttery flavor."

From Salon

Some local businessmen and politicians are widely suspected to have joined them in what has been dubbed "the mad gold rush", buying out cocoa farms and turning them into illegal mining sites.

From BBC

The illegal mining has also affected cocoa production, with the Ghana Cocoa Board saying in 2021 that more than 19,000 hectares of farmland had been destroyed in key cocoa-growing areas like the Western and Ashanti regions.

From BBC