Lexical entry
カカオ
kakao
A tropical tree that produces cacao beans.
Food & DrinkPure GairaigoSource UncertainSource: Spanish
Meaning
Refers to the cacao plant, source of cocoa and chocolate. In Japanese it can also appear in rare kanji spellings.
- tree that yields cacao beans
- source of cocoa and chocolate
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Evidence and Provenance
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- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
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- Active language
- English