cacao
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- noun
- /kəˈkaʊ/
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cacao
- In any case, Erickson believes the cacao trees thrive centuries later because of deliberate tinkering with the landscape.
- cacao beans
- cacao tree
- cacao farm
And it is a cacao and almond protein bowl.
- And it is a cacao and almond protein bowl.
- I do ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cacao powder, protein powder, flax seeds, hemp seeds.
- And I have options for, you know, people who love dessert because you can make almost a chocolate pudding from using avocado and extra dark cacao.
- And I start my day every day with cheer pudding and I'll also have a shake which includes bananas, almond milk, almond butter, cacao, and carob.
- And because there's these precursors in cacao, in chocolate where it comes from, like tryptophan, you know, that that help convert into melatonin down the road.
- We got our cacaos, Sir, and we're about to blast off.
Examples
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Interestingly, the cacao tree is a species of the genus Theobroma, which translates from the Latin as the "food of the gods."
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Two quite different kinds of cacao farms are included in the survey.
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The cross section of forest in a small West African cacao farm includes trees at three distinct levels.
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But the economic factors that affect cacao farmers are less easily controlled.
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With time, though, the cacao yields decline, until eventually the plot is abandoned.
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Production of cacao beans approached three million metric tons in 2002.
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There's a lot of cacao trees in Madagascar.
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Now that that cacao content really signifies the amount of the percentage of this bar that comes from the cocoa bean.
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Beneath it all are the low-growing cacao trees; see illustration on opposite page.
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The cacao tree produces seeds used to make delicious chocolate and cocoa.
Synonyms
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A tropical tree that produces the beans used to make chocolate
A tropical tree whose seeds, called cacao beans, people use to make chocolate and cocoa
A tropical tree that produces cocoa beans used to make chocolate
Compounds
A small moth whose larvae eat and damage dried plant goods like cacao beans and tobacco
A sweet alcoholic drink flavored with chocolate and vanilla, used in cocktails and desserts
- Specialized
A tropical tree whose seeds, called cacao beans, people use to make chocolate and cocoa
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cacao comes from native American words like cacahuatl, which meant 'cacao bean' and named the tree and seed used to make chocolate. So, think of cacao as the tree and the seeds that become cocoa and chocolate.