Meaning

The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made..

Definitions by Sense

1. The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
2. An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
3. (uncountable) A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
4. (countable) A serving of this drink.
5. (countable) A light to medium brown colour.
6. Of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.
7. (now nonstandard) Alternative spelling of coco.

Example Sentences

Do you like cocoa?

Half past nine - high time for supper; Cocoa, love? Of course, my dear. Helen thinks it quite delicious, John prefers it now to beer.... ¶For they've stumbled on the secret Of a love that never wanes, Rapt beneath the tumbled bedclothes, Cocoa coursing through their veins.

I like to watch TV with a cocoa.

Word Forms

• cocoas

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When Should You Use Cocoa?

Use cocoa when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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