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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cacao , from Nahuatl cacahuatl ( “ cocoa ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
kakao n (related adjective kakaový )
cocoa powder ( powder from cocoa solids )
cocoa ( hot drink )
Declension
Declension of kakao (semisoft neuter )
Derived terms
Further reading
“kakao ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“kakao ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“kakao ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
Etymology
From Spanish cacao , from Nahuatl cacahuatl ( “ cocoa ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
kakao c (singular definite kakaoen , not used in plural form )
cocoa
cacao
Derived terms
Descendants
Esperanto
Etymology
From Spanish cacao , from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl .
Pronunciation
Noun
kakao (accusative singular kakaon , plural kakaoj , accusative plural kakaojn )
cocoa bean ( seed of the cacao tree)
Synonyms: kakafabo , kakaofabo
Derived terms
Estonian
Etymology
German Kakao .
Noun
kakao (genitive kakao , partitive kakaod )
cocoa powder
hot chocolate
Declension
Further reading
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English cacao , French cacao , German Kakao , Italian cacao , Russian кака́о ( kakáo ) , Spanish cacao .
Pronunciation
Noun
kakao (plural kakai )
( beans and drink ) cocoa
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch cacao , from Spanish cacao , from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl .
Pronunciation
Noun
kakao (plural )
cacao .
koko ( Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore )
Affixed terms
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
kakao
Rōmaji transcription of カカオ
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
kakao m (definite singular kakaoen )
cocoa
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kakao m (definite singular kakaoen )
cocoa
Derived terms
References
Polish
kakao
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cacao , from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kaˈka.ɔ/
Rhymes: -aɔ
Syllabification: ka‧ka‧o
Noun
kakao n (indeclinable , diminutive kakałko , related adjective kakaowy )
cocoa powder ( powder from cocoa solids )
cocoa ( hot drink )
cocoa ( partially fermented seeds of cacao tree )
( anatomy , euphemistic , slang , vulgar ) anus ( lower opening of the digestive tract )
Derived terms
Further reading
kakao in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
kakao in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Spanish cacao , from Nahuatl cacahuatl ( “ cocoa ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
kakao n (genitive singular kakaa , nominative plural kakaá , genitive plural kakaí , declension pattern of mesto )
cocoa
cocoa bean
Declension
Further reading
“kakao ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science ] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk , 2003–2024
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English cocoa .
Pronunciation
Noun
kakao class IX (plural kakao class X )
cocoa
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Spanish cacao .
Pronunciation
Noun
kakao c
cocoa , cacao (a tree, its beans, powder made from them)
Declension
Derived terms
References
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English cacao .
Noun
kakao
cocoa
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قاقااو ( kakao ) , from French cacao , Spanish cacao , Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl , from Proto-Nahuan *kakawatl , ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Mixe-Zoque *kakawa + -tl ( “ absolutive noun suffix ” ) .
Noun
kakao (definite accusative kakaoyu , plural kakaolar )
cocoa
cacao
Declension
Further reading
“kakao ”, in Turkish dictionaries , Türk Dil Kurumu
Yami
Noun
kakao
wooden ladle
Ye'kwana
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cacao .
Pronunciation
Noun
kakao
cacao , Theobroma cacao or Herrania mariae
References
Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012 ) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela , Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 31 : “kakao ”