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Definition of: cacao
(kə·kā′ō, -kä′ō) noun plural ·ca·os
1. The large, nutritive seeds of a small evergreen tropical American tree (Theobroma cacao): also called chocolate nuts.
2. the sweet-scented, yellowish oil of this tree, widely used in medicine and cosmetics, and in making cocoa and chocolate.
3. The tree producing these nuts or seeds: also called chocolate tree. [<Sp. <Nahuatl cacauatl cacao]
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