[ ˌfɒrə'stɛ:rəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a cacao tree of a variety providing the bulk of the world's cocoa beans.
Origin
C19: from Sp., lit. 'foreign', because the tree was an import to Venezuela from the West Indies.
[ ˌfɒrə'stɛ:rəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a cacao tree of a variety providing the bulk of the world's cocoa beans.
Origin
C19: from Sp., lit. 'foreign', because the tree was an import to Venezuela from the West Indies.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004