cacao

IPA/kəˈkaʊ/
KK[kəkˈeo]IPA/kəˈkaʊ/

cacao — 名詞

1. the beans inside the pods of a hot-climate tree, processed to make chocolate, co

1.名詞B2
釋義

可可豆

製作巧克力的種子

the beans inside the pods of a hot-climate tree, processed to make chocolate, cocoa powder, and related foods

例句

Rania split the cacao pod and counted the wet white seeds inside.

Rania 剖開可可莢，數了數裡面濕白的可可豆。

cacao pod / cacao seeds

Workers spread cacao beans on wide mats to dry in the sun.

工人把可可豆攤在大墊子上曬乾。

dry cacao beans

同義詞
  • cocoa bean

    the more common food-industry term, especially after roasting or processing

  • cacao seed

    a more literal term that focuses on the bean as the tree's seed

文法句型

dry cacao beans

roast cacao

grind cacao into paste

用法筆記

Often uncountable when speakers mean cacao as a crop or raw material. Distinguish from sense 2, which names the tree that produces these beans.

常見錯誤

❌We made the chocolate from a cacao tree.
✅We made the chocolate from cacao beans.
💡Chocolate is made from the beans, not directly from the tree.

2. a small evergreen tree grown in hot, wet regions for the beans that later become

2.名詞B2
釋義

可可樹

會結可可豆的熱帶樹

a small evergreen tree grown in hot, wet regions for the beans that later become chocolate and cocoa

例句

Farmers planted young cacao trees along the shaded edge of the field.

農民把年幼的可可樹種在田地陰涼的邊緣。

grow cacao trees

The cacao tree needs heat, rain, and rich soil to grow well.

可可樹需要高溫、雨水和肥沃土壤才長得好。

subject: cacao tree + needs

同義詞
  • cacao tree

    the clearest everyday phrase when you need to name the plant itself

  • Theobroma cacao

    the scientific name used in botany and agriculture

文法句型

grow cacao trees

a cacao tree needs heat and rain

用法筆記

Usually appears in farming or botany contexts. In everyday food talk, speakers more often use sense 1 for the beans or crop.

常見錯誤

❌Chocolate grows on cacao.
✅Cacao trees grow pods that contain the beans used for chocolate.
💡This sense names the tree, not the finished food.