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French
Etymology
See cacaotier
Pronunciation
Noun
cacaotière f (plural cacaotières)
- farm growing cocoa
- Synonym: cacaoyère
- Les dominicains ont à la Martinique une sucrerie et cinq cents esclaves (...) à Saint-Domingue, une sucrerie et plus de deux cents Noirs; (...) Les jésuites avaient à Cayenne et dans le Continent (la Guyane) deux belles sucreries, une cacaotière considérable, une vaste ménagerie; et sur ces différentes possessions, au moins neuf cents Noirs. (Wikipédia, Esclavage de la Renaissance aux Lumières)
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