cocoa butter

co·coa·but·ter
UK/ˌkəʊ̯.kəʊ̯ ˈbʌ.tə/US/ˌkoʊ̯.koʊ̯ ˈbʌ.tɚ/

noun

The fat that is extracted from the cocoa bean to make chocolate; it has a relatively sharp melting point so does not feel greasy when eaten.

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Meanings

nouncocoa butter (usually uncountable, plural cocoa butters)

plural cocoa butters

  1. uncountableusuallyThe fat that is extracted from the cocoa bean to make chocolate; it has a relatively sharp melting point so does not feel greasy when eaten.

Translations

Arabic زُبْدَة الْكَاكَاو
  • زُبْدَة الْكَاكَاو (zubda al-kākāw)fat from cocoa bean
Catalan mantega de cacau
  • mantega de cacaufat from cocoa bean
Chinese Mandarin 可可油, 可可脂
  • 可可油 (kěkěyóu)fat from cocoa bean
  • 可可脂 (kěkězhī)fat from cocoa bean
Danish kakaosmør
  • kakaosmørfat from cocoa bean
Dutch cacaoboter
  • cacaoboterfat from cocoa bean
Finnish kaakaovoi, kaakaorasva
  • kaakaovoifat from cocoa bean
  • kaakaorasvafat from cocoa bean
French beurre de cacao
  • beurre de cacaofat from cocoa bean
German Kakaobutter
  • Kakaobutterfat from cocoa bean
Greek βούτυρο κακάο
  • βούτυρο κακάο (voútyro kakáo)fat from cocoa bean
Hungarian kakaóvaj
  • kakaóvajfat from cocoa bean
Italian burro di cacao
  • burro di cacaofat from cocoa bean
Japanese ココアバター
  • ココアバター (kokoa batā)fat from cocoa bean
Norwegian Bokmål kakaosmør
  • kakaosmørfat from cocoa bean
Polish masło kakaowe, tłuszcz kakaowy
  • masło kakaowefat from cocoa bean
  • tłuszcz kakaowyfat from cocoa bean
  • olej kakaowyfat from cocoa bean
Portuguese manteiga de cacau
  • manteiga de cacaufat from cocoa bean
Romanian unt de cacao
  • unt de cacaofat from cocoa bean
Russian ма́сло кака́о
  • ма́сло кака́о (máslo kakáo)fat from cocoa bean
Spanish manteca de cacao
  • manteca de cacaofat from cocoa bean
Swedish kakaosmör
  • kakaosmörfat from cocoa bean
Thai เนยโกโก้
  • เนยโกโก้ (nəəi-goo-gôo)fat from cocoa bean
Turkish kakao yağı
  • kakao yağıfat from cocoa bean
Yiddish קאַקאַאָ־פֿעטס, קאַקאַאָ פּוטער
  • קאַקאַאָ־פֿעטס (kakao-fets)fat from cocoa bean
  • קאַקאַאָ פּוטער (kakao puter)fat from cocoa bean
Cite this entry
APA

cocoa butter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocoa%20butter

MLA

“cocoa butter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocoa%20butter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cocoa butter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocoa%20butter.

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