kakao

See also: Kakao and kakaó

Czech

Etymology

From Spanish cacao, from Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cocoa”).

Noun

kakao n

1. cocoa

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	kakao	kakaa
genitive	kakaa	kakaí
dative	kakau	kakaům
accusative	kakao	kakaa
vocative	kakao	kakaa
locative	kakau	kakaech
instrumental	kakaem	kakay

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Danish

Etymology

From Spanish cacao, from Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cocoa”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kakaːo/, [kʰaˈkʰæːo]

Noun

kakao c (singular definite kakaoen, not used in plural form)

1. cocoa
2. cacao

Descendants

• Icelandic: kakó

Derived terms

• kakaomælk

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Esperanto

Etymology

From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈkao]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧o
• Rhymes: -ao

Noun

kakao (accusative singular kakaon, plural kakaoj, accusative plural kakaojn)

1. cocoa bean (seed of the cacao tree)

   Synonyms: kakafabo, kakaofabo

Derived terms

• kakaarbo, kakaoarbo (“cacao tree”)

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Estonian

Etymology

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Noun

kakao (genitive kakao, partitive kakaod)

1. cocoa (drink)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• kakaopruun
• kakaopulber
• kakaouba
• šokolaad

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English cacao, French cacao, German Kakao, Italian cacao, Russian кака́о (kakáo), Spanish cacao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈkao/

Noun

kakao (plural kakai)

1. (beans and drink) cocoa

Derived terms

• kakaiero (“cacao, cacao tree, cocoa tree”)
• kakabutro (“cocoa butter”)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch cacao, from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkakao̯]
• Hyphenation: ka‧kao

Noun

kakao (plural kakao-kakao, first-person possessive kakaoku, second-person possessive kakaomu, third-person possessive kakaonya)

1. cacao.

Alternative forms

• koko (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Affixed terms

• perkakaoan

 

Further reading

• “kakao” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kakao m (definite singular kakaoen)

1. cocoa

Derived terms

• kakaobønne
• kakaopulver
• kakaosmør
• kakaotre

References

• “kakao” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kakao m (definite singular kakaoen)

1. cocoa

Derived terms

• kakaobønne
• kakaopulver
• kakaosmør
• kakaotre

References

• “kakao” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈka.ɔ/

• Audio

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Noun

kakao n (indeclinable)

1. cocoa powder
2. cocoa (hot drink)
3. cocoa (partially fermented seeds of cacao tree)

Derived terms

• (noun) kakaowiec
• (adjective) kakaowy

Further reading

• kakao in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kakao in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Slovak

Etymology

From Spanish cacao, from Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cocoa”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkakaɔ/

Noun

kakao n (genitive singular kakaa, nominative plural kakaá, genitive plural kakaí, declension pattern of mesto)

1. cocoa
2. cocoa bean

Declension

Declension of kakao

	singular	plural
nominative	kakao	kakaá
genitive	kakaa	kakaí
dative	kakau	kakaám
accusative	kakao	kakaá
locative	kakau	kakaách
instrumental	kakaom	kakaami

Further reading

• kakao in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Swedish

Etymology

From Spanish cacao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːkaʊ/

Noun

kakao c

1. cocoa, cacao (a tree, its beans, powder made from them)

Declension

Declension of kakao
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kakao	kakaon	—	—
Genitive	kakaos	kakaons	—	—

Derived terms

• kakaoböna
• kakaofett
• kakaolikör
• kakaopulver
• kakaosmör
• kakaoträd

References

• kakao in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English cacao.

Noun

kakao

1. cocoa

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Turkish

Etymology

From French cacao.

Noun

kakao (definite accusative kakaoyu, plural kakaolar)

1. cocoa
2. cacao

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kakao
Definite accusative	kakaoyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kakao	kakaolar
Definite accusative	kakaoyu	kakaoları
Dative	kakaoya	kakaolara
Locative	kakaoda	kakaolarda
Ablative	kakaodan	kakaolardan
Genitive	kakaonun	kakaoların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kakaom kakaolarım 2nd singular kakaon kakaoların 3rd singular kakaosu kakaoları 1st plural kakaomuz kakaolarımız 2nd plural kakaonuz kakaolarınız 3rd plural kakaoları kakaoları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kakaomu kakaolarımı 2nd singular kakaonu kakaolarını 3rd singular kakaosunu kakaolarını 1st plural kakaomuzu kakaolarımızı 2nd plural kakaonuzu kakaolarınızı 3rd plural kakaolarını kakaolarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kakaoma kakaolarıma 2nd singular kakaona kakaolarına 3rd singular kakaosuna kakaolarına 1st plural kakaomuza kakaolarımıza 2nd plural kakaonuza kakaolarınıza 3rd plural kakaolarına kakaolarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kakaomda kakaolarımda 2nd singular kakaonda kakaolarında 3rd singular kakaosunda kakaolarında 1st plural kakaomuzda kakaolarımızda 2nd plural kakaonuzda kakaolarınızda 3rd plural kakaolarında kakaolarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kakaomdan kakaolarımdan 2nd singular kakaondan kakaolarından 3rd singular kakaosundan kakaolarından 1st plural kakaomuzdan kakaolarımızdan 2nd plural kakaonuzdan kakaolarınızdan 3rd plural kakaolarından kakaolarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kakaomun kakaolarımın 2nd singular kakaonun kakaolarının 3rd singular kakaosunun kakaolarının 1st plural kakaomuzun kakaolarımızın 2nd plural kakaonuzun kakaolarınızın 3rd plural kakaolarının kakaolarının

Further reading

• kakao in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu