Kakao

See also: kakao and kakaó

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cacao bean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈkaʊ̯/ (usually)
• IPA^(key): /kaˈkaːo/ (dated standard; very careful speech)
• IPA^(key): /kaʊ̯ˈkaʊ̯/ (regional, nonstandard)

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Noun

Kakao m (strong, genitive Kakaos, plural Kakaos)

1. cocoa (unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans)
2. (beverage) cocoa, hot chocolate (hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar)
3. cacao (plant, Theobroma cacao; cocoa bean)

Declension

Declension of Kakao [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kakao	die	Kakaos
genitive	eines	des	Kakaos	der	Kakaos
dative	einem	dem	Kakao	den	Kakaos
accusative	einen	den	Kakao	die	Kakaos

Synonyms

• (drink): Schokolade (becoming dated), heiße Schokolade

Derived terms

• Kakaobaum
• Kakaobohne
• Kakaobutter
• Kakaomasse
• Kakaopulver

Further reading

• “Kakao” in Duden online
• “Kakao” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache