cacao

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cacao cacao butter cocoa butter

Main Entry: ca·cao
Pronunciation: k-ka, k-k-()
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cacaos
1 : the dried partly fermented fatty seeds of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Sterculiaceae) that are used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter -- called also cacao bean, cocoa bean
2 : a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods with many seeds that bear cacao -- called also chocolate tree