cocoa

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co·coa /ˈkəʊkəʊ $ ˈkoʊkoʊ/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]  1. (also cocoa powder)DF a brown powder made from cocoa beans, used to make chocolate and to give a chocolate taste to foods 可可粉2  DFDa sweet hot drink made with cocoa powder, sugar, and milk or water 可可饮料〔由可可粉、糖加奶或水制成〕 a cup of cocoa 一杯可可

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cocoa• Cocoa production had largely shifted from the coastal area, where disease had destroyed many cocoa trees, into Ashanti.• As cocoa contains caffeine, it would have stimulated the Temperance workers on their way.• It takes 400 dried cocoa beans to make one pound of chocolate, reads another.• Father Tim looked into his cocoa.• Ted was making cocoa for two, using real sugar.• After the ball Dot tucked her up in bed and promised her a cup of cocoa with brandy in it.• I made Joanna respectable by putting up my anchor lantern, made myself a mug of cocoa, and turned in.• Whisk together 1 cup sugar, cocoa and 1 / 2 cup buttermilk.Origin cocoa (1700-1800) cacao

co·coa nounChineseSyllable  

make a from cocoa brown Corpus used made to beans, powder

cocoa
co‧coa /ˈkəʊkəʊ $ ˈkoʊkoʊ/ noun [uncountable]1. (also cocoa powder) a brown powder made from cocoa beans, used to make chocolate and to give a chocolate taste to foods
2. a sweet hot drink made with cocoa powder, sugar, and milk or water:
    a cup of cocoa

cocoaBrE /ˈkəʊkəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkoʊkoʊ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] dark brown powder made from the crushed seeds (called cocoa beans) of a tropical tree 可可粉 [uncountable, countable] a hot drink made by mixing cocoa powder with milk and/or water and usually sugar 热可可（饮料）◆a mug of cocoa一大杯热可可饮料 [countable] a cup of cocoa 一杯热可可饮料  ➡  compare chocolate (3) , drinking chocolate