Cocoa


[koh-koh] /ˈkoʊ koʊ/

noun
1.
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the , Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
2.
(def 2).
3.
a beverage made by mixing cocoa powder with hot milk or water.
4.
brown; yellowish brown; reddish brown.
adjective
5.
of or relating to cocoa.
6.
of the color of cocoa.
[koh-koh] /ˈkoʊ koʊ/
noun
1.
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[koh-koh] /ˈkoʊ koʊ/
noun
1.
a city in E central Florida.
/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.

n.

powder from cacao seeds, 1707, corruption (by influence of coco) of cacao. The printing of Johnson’s dictionary ran together the entries for coco and cocoa, fostering a confusion that never has been undone.

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