From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcacaoca‧cao /kəˈkaʊ/ noun [uncountable] TACHBPthe seed from which chocolate and cocoa are made
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cacao• They say that yields of corn, cacao and fruit have dropped dramatically since the oil started gushing.• In the Aztec empire it was so valuable that cacao beans had a higher value than gold.Origin cacao (1500-1600) Spanish Nahuatl cacahuatl 