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cocoa

cocoa

58 1.0
Hot drink made from powder of roasted cacao beans with milk and sugar
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊkoʊ/
translation icon : chocolate caliente
  • Then she went into the house, poured a mug of hot cocoa, and plopped into her favorite rocking chair.
  • hot cocoa
  • a cup of cocoa
  • a mug of cocoa

Now scoop about a tablespoon of instant hot cocoa mix into the shell.

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Examples

Synonyms

chocolate
vscocoa
119 1.0

A hot drink made by mixing cocoa powder, milk, and sugar

is stated by ingredients rather than the mixing method
hot chocolate
vscocoa
58 1.0

A sweet warm drink made from cocoa and milk

is made with milk only and not water
drinking chocolate
vscocoa
  • UK
1 1.1

A hot sweet drink made from cocoa and milk

is the same drink but stated without stressing sweetness

Compounds

4 2.3

A dried seed from the cacao tree used to make chocolate

3 1.5

A fine dry powder used in baking and drinks to give a chocolate flavor

3 3.1

A pale yellow fat from cocoa beans used to make chocolate and skin creams

A tall tropical palm tree that grows coconuts

8.9

A tropical American shrub or small tree with edible fruit like a plum used in jams and desserts

Dutch-processed cocoa
  • Specialized
3.9

Cocoa powder treated with a chemical to reduce acidity, give a milder taste, and make it darker

How Rich

chocolate
119 1.0
cocoa
58 1.0

Surface Forms

cocoa singular
cocoas plural

Etymology

Cocoa originally named the warm drink made from cacao beans, and cacao comes from the native word cacahuatl meaning 'cacao bean'. So calling a hot chocolate drink cocoa remembers the old drink made from those beans.