1
a
: powdered ground roasted cacao beans from which a portion of the fat has been removed
b
: a beverage prepared by heating cocoa with water or milk
2
3
: a medium brown color
Examples of cocoa in a Sentence
The recipe calls for three tablespoons of cocoa.
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Bakeries slammed by the national egg shortage (and rising cocoa prices) have been forced to raise prices on everything from cakes to breakfast sandwiches.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Variations for Butter Cake This cake is mildly sweet and nearly a blank slate for your decorations and flavorings:
Remove about three tablespoons of the flour and swap with use cocoa powder (such as Dutch processed) to make a chocolate butter cake.
—Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
High cocoa prices have made the cost of Valentine's Day chocolates more bittersweet this year.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Any potential heart-health boosts only apply to dark chocolate or cocoa extract—not milk or white chocolate.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 11 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Variations for Butter Cake This cake is mildly sweet and nearly a blank slate for your decorations and flavorings:
Remove about three tablespoons of the flour and swap with use cocoa powder (such as Dutch processed) to make a chocolate butter cake.
—Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
High cocoa prices have made the cost of Valentine's Day chocolates more bittersweet this year.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Any potential heart-health boosts only apply to dark chocolate or cocoa extract—not milk or white chocolate.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Cocoa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocoa. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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cocoa
noun
co·coa
ˈkō-kō 
1
: a cacao tree
2
a
: powdered ground cacao beans from which some of the fat has been removed
b
: a beverage made from heating cocoa with water or milk
Medical Definition
cocoa
noun
co·coa
ˈkō-(ˌ)kō
1
2
a
: powdered ground roasted cacao beans from which a portion of the fat has been removed
b
: a beverage prepared by heating powdered cocoa with water or milk
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