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    cacao

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Crops, Plants
    ca·cao /kəˈkaʊ/ noun [uncountable]  TACHBPthe seed from which chocolate and cocoa are made 可可豆
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    cacao• They say that yields of corn, cacao and fruit have dropped dramatically since the oil started gushing.• In the Aztec empire it was so valuable that cacao beans had a higher value than gold.    Origin cacao (1500-1600) Spanish Nahuatl cacahuatl
    ca·cao nounChineseSyllable
    cocoa seed made and the which from Corpus are chocolate


    cacao
    ca‧cao /kəˈkaʊ/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Spanish
     Origin: Nahuatl cacahuatl
    the seed from which chocolate and cocoa are made


    ca·caoBrE /kəˈkaʊ/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈkaʊ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a tropical tree with seeds that are used to make chocolate and cocoa; the seeds from this tree 可可（种子用以制作巧克力和可可粉）；可可豆