FORASTERO


Meaning of FORASTERO in English

[ 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.

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