cocoa
IPA: kˈoʊkoʊ
noun
- The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
- (uncountable) A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
- (countable) A serving of this drink.
- (countable, color) A light to medium brown colour.
- (computing) an object-oriented programming API for macOS
- (rare) A unisex given name.
- A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
- (now nonstandard) Alternative spelling of coco. [Coconut palm.]
adjective
- Of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.
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Examples of "cocoa" in Sentences
- The Cocoa tree is native to the Americas.
- Examples are the seeds of cocoa and rubber.
- She is the older sister of Cocoa and Miruku.
- The answer is cocoa phenols in the chocolate.
- Cocoa Expos Women left the league for the WPSL.
- The chocolate is made of sugar, cocoa and cinnamon.
- It was named the cocoa capital of Asia in the 1980s.
- Cocoa is the largest supplier of water in the county.
- At the same time, the international price of cocoa slumped.
- The higher the percentage of cocoa, the less sweet the chocolate is.
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