Meaning
cocoa
- powder made from roasted ground cacao seeds
- the tropical tree or seeds from which cocoa and chocolate are made
In a sentence
Spolvera la torta con un po' di cacao in polvere.
Dust the cake with a little cocoa powder.
Preferisco il cioccolato fondente con l'ottanta percento di cacao.
I prefer dark chocolate with eighty percent cocoa.
Hai comprato il cacao amaro al supermercato?
Did you buy unsweetened cocoa at the supermarket?
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cacao | masculine · singular |
| cacao | masculine · plural |
| cacao | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable noun: the plural is also 'cacao', though rarely used in the plural.