CACAO BEAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does cacao bean mean? 

• CACAO BEAN (noun)
  The noun CACAO BEAN has 1 sense:

1. seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate

  Familiarity information: CACAO BEAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CACAO BEAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

cacao bean; cocoa bean

Hypernyms ("cacao bean" is a kind of...):

cacao; cacao tree; chocolate tree; Theobroma cacao (tropical American tree producing cacao beans)

Holonyms ("cacao bean" is a substance of...):

chocolate (a food made from roasted ground cacao beans)

cocoa (powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed)

creme de cacao (sweet liqueur flavored with vanilla and cacao beans)