/ kəˈkaʊ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a tropical tree with seeds that are used to make chocolate and cocoa ; the seeds from this tree
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: via Spanish from Nahuatl cacaua .
/ kəˈkaʊ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a tropical tree with seeds that are used to make chocolate and cocoa ; the seeds from this tree
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: via Spanish from Nahuatl cacaua .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005