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ca·cao (kə kā′ō, -kä′-)

noun pl. cacaos -·os′ (-ōz′)

  1. a tropical American tree (Theobroma cacao) of the sterculia family, bearing large, elliptical seedpods
  2. the nutritious seeds (cacao beans) of this tree, from which cocoa and chocolate are made

Etymology: Sp < Nahuatl kakawaλ, cacao seed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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