cocoa 1
/koh"koh/ , n.
1. a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
2. cacao (def. 2).
3. a beverage made by mixing cocoa powder with hot milk or water.
4. brown; yellowish brown; reddish brown.
adj.
5. of or pertaining to cocoa.
6. of the color of cocoa.
[ 1700-10; earlier cocao, cacoa, var. of CACAO ]
cocoa 2
/koh"koh/ , n.
coco.
[ 1545-55; misspelling of COCO, by confusion with COCOA 1 ]