Meanings
cocoa1
plural cocoas
- countableuncountableAn unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
- uncountableA hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
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Half past nine - high time for supper; Cocoa, love? Of course, my dear. Helen thinks it quite delicious, John prefers it now to beer.... ¶For they've stumbled on the secret Of a love that never wanes, Rapt beneath the tumbled bedclothes, Cocoa coursing through their veins.
1979, Stanley J. Sharpless, A Food Lover's Companion, Harper & Row, Evan Jones (edit.)Synonyms: chocolate, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate
- countableA serving of this drink.
I like to watch TV with a cocoa.
- countableA light to medium brown colour.
- not comparableOf a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.
cocoa2
- alternativenonstandardAlternative spelling of coco.
Cocoa3
- computingan object-oriented programming API for macOS
- rareA unisex given name.
- A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
cocoa · noun, adjective
- Classical Nahuatlcacahuatl
- Spanishcacao
- Englishcocoa
From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. The form cocoa came about by confusion with coco, popularized by Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language. Doublet of cacao.
More words from Spanish, Classical Nahuatl
Full word history & related roots →cocoa · noun
By confusion with cocoa, popularized by Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans kakao, sjokoladedrankie
- kakaopartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- sjokoladedrankiehot drink
- kakaokleurcolour
Arabic كاكاو, كَاكَاو
- كاكاو (kakāw)partially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- كَاكَاو (kākāw)hot drink
Bulgarian кака́о, кака́о
- кака́о (kakáo)partially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- кака́о (kakáo)hot drink
- кака́о (kakáo)cup/mug of this drink
- кака́о (kakáo)colour
- с цвят кака́о (s cvjat kakáo)of a light to medium brown colour
- в цвят кака́о (v cvjat kakáo)of a light to medium brown colour
Catalan xocolata
- xocolatahot drink
Chinese Cantonese 可可豆
- 可可豆partially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
Chinese Mandarin 可可豆, 熱可可 /热可可
- 可可豆 (kěkědòu)partially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- 熱可可 /热可可 (rèkěkě)hot drink
- 一杯熱可可 /一杯热可可 (yī bēi rèkěkě)cup/mug of this drink
- 可可色 (kěkěsè)colour
- 可可色 (kěkěsè)of a light to medium brown colour
Czech kakaové boby, kakao
- kakaové bobypartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- kakaohot drink
- kakaocup/mug of this drink
Danish chokolade, kakao
- chokoladehot drink
- kakaohot drink
Dutch cacao
- cacaohot drink
Estonian kakao, kakaopruun
- kakaohot drink
- kakaopruuncolour
Finnish raakakaakao, kaakao
- raakakaakaopartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- kaakaohot drink
- kaakaocup/mug of this drink
- kaakaocolour
- kaakaonvärinenof a light to medium brown colour
French cacao, cacao
- cacaohot drink
- cacaocup/mug of this drink
- cacaocolour
- cacaoof a light to medium brown colour
- Cocoaprogramming API
German Kakaobohne, Kakao
- Kakaobohnepartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- Kakaohot drink
- heiße Schokoladehot drink
- Kakaocup/mug of this drink
- heiße Schokoladecup/mug of this drink
Greek φασόλι κακάο, κακάο
- φασόλι κακάο (fasóli kakáo)partially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- κακάο (kakáo)hot drink
- σοκολάτα (sokoláta)hot drink
- κακάο (kakáo)cup/mug of this drink
- καστανοκίτρινος (kastanokítrinos)colour
Hebrew קָקָאוֹ
- קָקָאוֹ (kaká'o)hot drink
Hungarian kakaó, kakaó
- kakaóhot drink
- kakaócup/mug of this drink
- kakaóbarnacolour
Icelandic kakó
- kakóhot drink
Irish cócó
- cócóhot drink
Italian cacao, fave di cacao
- cacaopartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- fave di cacaopartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
Japanese カカオの実, ココア
- カカオの実 (kakao no mi)partially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- ココア (kokoa)hot drink
- ココア (kokoa)cup/mug of this drink
- ホットチョコレートcup/mug of this drink
- ココア色 (kokoa iro)colour
- ココア色の (kokoa iro no)of a light to medium brown colour
Korean 카카오, 코코아
- 카카오 (kakao)partially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- 코코아 (kokoa)partially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- 코코아 (kokoa)hot drink
- 코코아 (kokoa)cup/mug of this drink
- 핫초콜릿 (hatchokollit)cup/mug of this drink
- 갈색 (galsaek)colour
Lithuanian kakava
- kakavahot drink
Māori kōkō, kōkō
- kōkōpartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- kōkōhot drink
- kōkōcup/mug of this drink
Polish kakao, kakao
- kakaopartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- kakaohot drink
- kakaowyof a light to medium brown colour
Portuguese semente de cacau, chocolate quente
- semente de cacaupartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- chocolate quentehot drink
- chocolatecolour
Romanian cacao, cacao
- cacaopartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- cacaohot drink
- cacaocup/mug of this drink
- cacaocolour
Russian кака́о, кака́о
- кака́о (kakáo)partially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- кака́о (kakáo)hot drink
- кака́о (kakáo)colour
Scottish Gaelic còco
- còcohot drink
Slovak kakao, kakao
- kakaohot drink
- kakaocup/mug of this drink
Spanish cacao, chocolate
- cacaopartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- chocolatehot drink
- chocolatecup/mug of this drink
- chocolatecolour
Swahili kakao
- kakaopartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
Swedish kakaoböna, choklad
- kakaobönapartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- chokladhot drink
- chokladcup/mug of this drink
- kakaobruntcolour
- kakaobrunof a light to medium brown colour
Ukrainian кака́о
- кака́о (kakáo)hot drink
Vietnamese cacao, ca-cao
- cacaopartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
- ca-caopartially fermented seeds of cocoa tree
Yiddish קאַקאַאָ
- קאַקאַאָ (kakao)hot drink
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cocoa
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
cocoa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocoa
“cocoa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocoa. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cocoa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocoa.
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