Cacao - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Cacao :  (noun)

1: tropical American tree producing cacao beans [syn: cacao tree, chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Cacao : \Ca*ca"o\, n. [Sp., fr. Mex. kakahuatl. Cf. Cocoa, Chocolate] (Bot.) A small evergreen tree ({Theobroma Cacao) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which cocoa, chocolate, and broma are prepared.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Cacao, PR (comunidad, FIPS 10048) Location: 18.43855 N, 66.93746 W Population (1990): 1690 (516 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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