noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkəʊ̯.kəʊ̯ ˈbʌ.tə/
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General-American:/ˌkoʊ̯.koʊ̯ ˈbʌ.tɚ/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The fat that is extracted from the cocoa bean to make chocolate; it has a relatively sharp melting point so does not feel greasy when eaten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the vegetable fat from the cacao that is extracted from chocolate liquor; the basis for white chocolate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chocolate
3
noun
Meaning 3
a yellow-white fat from cocoa beans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fat
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
زُبْدَة الْكَاكَاو
(zubda al-kākāw)
— fat from cocoa bean
Catalan:
mantega de cacau
— fat from cocoa bean
Chinese Mandarin:
可可油
(kěkěyóu)
— fat from cocoa bean
Chinese Mandarin:
可可脂
(kěkězhī)
— fat from cocoa bean
Danish:
kakaosmør
— fat from cocoa bean
Dutch:
cacaoboter
— fat from cocoa bean
Finnish:
kaakaovoi
— fat from cocoa bean
Finnish:
kaakaorasva
— fat from cocoa bean
French:
beurre de cacao
— fat from cocoa bean
Galician:
manteiga de cacao
— fat from cocoa bean
Georgian:
კაკაოს კარაქი
(ḳaḳaos ḳaraki)
— fat from cocoa bean
Georgian:
კაკაო-კარაქი
(ḳaḳao-ḳaraki)
— fat from cocoa bean
German:
Kakaobutter
— fat from cocoa bean
Greek:
βούτυρο κακάο
(voútyro kakáo)
— fat from cocoa bean
Hungarian:
kakaóvaj
— fat from cocoa bean
Italian:
burro di cacao
— fat from cocoa bean
Japanese:
ココアバター
(kokoa batā)
— fat from cocoa bean
Kazakh:
какао майы
(kakao maiy)
— fat from cocoa bean
Norwegian Bokmål:
kakaosmør
— fat from cocoa bean
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kakaosmør
— fat from cocoa bean
Polish:
masło kakaowe
— fat from cocoa bean
Polish:
tłuszcz kakaowy
— fat from cocoa bean
Polish:
olej kakaowy
— fat from cocoa bean
Portuguese:
manteiga de cacau
— fat from cocoa bean
Romanian:
unt de cacao
— fat from cocoa bean
Russian:
ма́сло кака́о
(máslo kakáo)
— fat from cocoa bean
Spanish:
manteca de cacao
— fat from cocoa bean
Swedish:
kakaosmör
— fat from cocoa bean
Thai:
เนยโกโก้
(nəəi-goo-gôo)
— fat from cocoa bean
Turkish:
kakao yağı
— fat from cocoa bean
Yiddish:
קאַקאַאָ־פֿעטס
(kakao-fets)
— fat from cocoa bean
Yiddish:
קאַקאַאָ פּוטער
(kakao puter)
— fat from cocoa bean
