kakao

See also: Kakao and kakaó

Czech

Etymology

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

Noun

kakao n

1. cocoa

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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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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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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

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
• Template:R: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 Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Swedish

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	—	—

Related 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