COCOA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cocoa mean? 

• COCOA (noun)
  The noun COCOA has 2 senses:

1. a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

2. powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed

  Familiarity information: COCOA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COCOA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

chocolate; cocoa; drinking chocolate; hot chocolate

Hypernyms ("cocoa" is a kind of...):

beverage; drink; drinkable; potable (any liquid suitable for drinking)

Meronyms (substance of "cocoa"):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("cocoa" is a kind of...):

food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)

Meronyms (substance of "cocoa"):

cacao bean; cocoa bean (seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cocoa"):

criollo (cocoa of superior quality)

Holonyms ("cocoa" is a substance of...):

chocolate; cocoa; drinking chocolate; hot chocolate (a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot)

 Context examples 

Chocolate is made from a combination of cocoa solids and cocoa butter.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The general, between his cocoa and his newspaper, had luckily no leisure for noticing her; but to the other two her distress was equally visible.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

“Twenty Eight,” said a gentleman in spectacles, who had not yet spoken, “you complained last week, my good fellow, of the cocoa. How has it been since?”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

These results indicate that the bioactive compounds found in cocoa bean extract could have a beneficial effect at low concentrations, and they can be easily incorporated into different products.

(Scientists identify bioactive compounds in cacao pods to develop drugs to combat skeletal disorders, University of Granada)

A substance found in the leaves and beans of the coffee tree, in tea, yerba mate, guarana berries, and in small amounts in cocoa.

(Caffeine, NCI Dictionary)

But first of all it was necessary to make our arrangements with the faithful negro, who appeared presently on the pinnacle with a number of tins of cocoa and biscuits, which he tossed over to us.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I have also had a rumble through the Ragged Shaw. Now, Watson, there is cocoa ready in the next room. I must beg you to hurry, for we have a great day before us.”

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The color of the chocolate depends partly on the amount of cocoa solids and added ingredients, such as milk.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

In collaboration with other research groups based in Paris, Tunisia, and Almeria, the UGR scientists have focused on purifying the phenolic compounds found in cocoa bean extract and testing their toxicity at the cellular level.

(Scientists identify bioactive compounds in cacao pods to develop drugs to combat skeletal disorders, University of Granada)

In general, though, the darker the chocolate, the more cocoa solids it contains.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)