Definition of Cocoa. Meaning of Cocoa. Synonyms of Cocoa

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Definition of Cocoa

Cocoa
Cocoa Co"coa (k[=o]"k[-o]), n., Cocoa palm Co"coa palm` (p[aum]m`)[Sp. & Pg. coco cocoanut, in Sp. also, cocoa palm. The Portuguese name is said to have been given from the monkeylike face at the base of the nut, fr. Pg. coco a bugbear, an ugly mask to frighten children. Cf., however, Gr. koy^ki the cocoa palm and its fruit, ko`i:x, ko`i:kos, a kind of Egyptian palm.] (Bot.) A palm tree producing the cocoanut (Cocos nucifera). It grows in nearly all tropical countries, attaining a height of sixty or eighty feet. The trunk is without branches, and has a tuft of leaves at the top, each being fifteen or twenty feet in length, and at the base of these the nuts hang in clusters; the cocoanut tree.
Cocoa
Cocoa Co"coa, n. [Corrupted fr. cacao.] A preparation made from the seeds of the chocolate tree, and used in making, a beverage; also the beverage made from cocoa or cocoa shells. Cocoa shells, the husks which separate from the cacao seeds in preparing them for use.

Meaning of Cocoa from wikipedia

- Forms of the cocoa bean during production The cocoa bean (technically cocoa seed) or simply cocoa (/ˈkoʊ.koʊ/), also called cacao (/kəˈkaʊ/), is the dried...
- Look up Cocoa or cocoa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cocoa may refer to: Chocolate Theobroma cacao, the cocoa tree Cocoa bean, seed of Theobroma...
- Chocolate or cocoa is a food made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a...
- CoCoA (Com****tions in Commutative Algebra) is a free computer algebra system developed by the University of Genova, Italy, used to compute with numbers...
- Theobroma cacao (cacao tree or cocoa tree) is a small (6–12 m (20–39 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae. Its seeds, cocoa beans, are used to make...
- Chocolate liquor, also called cocoa liquor, is pure cocoa in liquid or semi-solid form. It is produced from cocoa bean nibs that have been fermented,...
- Cocoa butter, also called theobroma oil, is a pale-yellow, edible fat extracted from the cocoa bean (Theobroma cacao). It is used to make chocolate, as...
- small orbs of corn and rice flavored with cocoa. Cocoa Puffs have the same shape as Kix and Trix cereal. Cocoa Puffs are sold in Canada, Latin America,...
- definitions of cocoa solids include all cocoa ingredients (cocoa m****, cocoa powder and cocoa butter). In this case, cocoa solids without cocoa butter are...
- chocolate, also known as hot cocoa or drinking chocolate, is a heated drink consisting of shaved or melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water...