Noun: cacao ku'kaw or ku'key-ow
- Tropical American tree producing cacao beans
"The cacao trees required careful shade management to thrive"; "The Theobroma cacao trees required careful shade management to thrive";
- cacao tree, chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao
- Powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
"She added a tablespoon of cacao to the cake batter";
- cocoa
- A beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
"She warmed up with a cup of hot cacao on the cold morning";
- cocoa, chocolate, hot chocolate, drinking chocolate
Derived forms: cacaos
Type of: angiospermous tree, beverage, drink, drinkable, flowering tree, food product, foodstuff, potable [formal]
Part of: genus Theobroma, Theobroma
Encyclopedia: Cacao, Maria