cacao bean
or cocoa bean
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noun
a seed of the cacao tree.
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Origin of cacao bean
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby cacao bean
cabuya, cac-, ca-ca, ca'canny, cacao, cacao bean, cacao butter, caccia, cacciatore, Caccini, Cáceres
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