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cacau.

cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈkaw/Brazil[kaˈkaʊ̯]Brazil/kɐˈkaw/Portugal

  1. cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)

    masculine

  2. cacao fruit

    masculine

  3. cocoa bean

    masculine

  4. cocoa powder

    masculine

  5. hot chocolate; cocoa

    Portugal · masculine

  6. money

    masculine · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From earlier cacáo, borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cacao bean”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.