CACAO
What does "CACAO" mean?
The tropical tree, and its seed, from which cocoa and chocolate are made.
Meanings
- An evergreen tropical tree (Theobroma cacao) bearing pods of seeds used to make chocolate. Cacao grows best within twenty degrees of the equator.
- The seed or bean of this tree, the raw source of chocolate and cocoa. The fermented cacao beans were spread out to dry in the sun.
Did you know?
- Linnaeus named the cacao tree Theobroma cacao in 1753 - 'Theobroma' is Greek for 'food of the gods', a botanical compliment paid to no other crop.
- The Aztecs valued cacao beans so highly they used them as money: a turkey hen could cost around a hundred beans, making chocolate something you could literally spend.
Word origin
From Spanish 'cacao', borrowed from Nahuatl 'cacahuatl' (cacao bean), the language of the Aztecs.
Remember it
CACAO has the same letters as 'cocoa' rearranged - both come from the same Nahuatl bean.
A little poem
A pod splits open-
pale beans in a bitter pulp,
the god still asleep.
haiku
Wordplay
- The cacao bean bragged it was once money. The vanilla pod said, 'Sure, but I'm the one with flavor in this currency.'
What it teaches
The rawest, bitterest form holds all the sweetness - it just hasn't been worked for yet.
Quick facts
What does CACAO mean?
The tropical tree, and its seed, from which cocoa and chocolate are made.
Is CACAO a valid word?
Yes — CACAO is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CACAO?
CACAO has 5 letters and 3 syllables.
Where does CACAO come from?
From Spanish 'cacao', borrowed from Nahuatl 'cacahuatl' (cacao bean), the language of the Aztecs.
What can CACAO teach us?
The rawest, bitterest form holds all the sweetness - it just hasn't been worked for yet.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.