n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' kau ̇ , k ə - ' k ā -( ˌ ) ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cacaos
Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl
Date: 1555
1 : the dried partly fermented fatty seeds of a So. American evergreen tree ( Theobroma cacao of the family Sterculiaceae) that are used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter ― called also cacao bean cocoa bean
2 : a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods from which cacao is obtained
cacao 2