kakao

See also: Kakao, and kakaó

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cocoa”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkakao]
• Hyphenation: ka‧kao

Noun

kakao n (related adjective kakaový)

1. cocoa powder (powder from cocoa solids)
2. cocoa (hot drink)

Declension

Declension of kakao (semisoft neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	kakao	kakaa
genitive	kakaa	kakaí
dative	kakau	kakaům
accusative	kakao	kakaa
vocative	kakao	kakaa
locative	kakau	kakaech
instrumental	kakaem	kakay

Derived terms

• kakaovník m inan

 

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

• IPA^(key): /kakaːo/, [kʰaˈkʰæːo]

Noun

kakao c (singular definite kakaoen, not used in plural form)

1. cocoa
2. cacao

Derived terms

• kakaomælk

Descendants

• → Icelandic: kakó

Esperanto

Etymology

From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈkao]
• Rhymes: -ao
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧o

Noun

kakao (accusative singular kakaon, plural kakaoj, accusative plural kakaojn)

1. cocoa bean (seed of the cacao tree)

   Synonyms: kakafabo, kakaofabo

Derived terms

• kakaarbo, kakaoarbo (“cacao tree”)

Estonian

Etymology

German Kakao.

Noun

kakao (genitive kakao, partitive kakaod)

1. cocoa powder
2. hot chocolate

Declension

Declension of kakao (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kakao	kakaod
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kakao
genitive			kakaode
partitive		kakaod	kakaosid
illative		kakaosse	kakaodesse
inessive		kakaos	kakaodes
elative		kakaost	kakaodest
allative		kakaole	kakaodele
adessive		kakaol	kakaodel
ablative		kakaolt	kakaodelt
translative		kakaoks	kakaodeks
terminative		kakaoni	kakaodeni
essive		kakaona	kakaodena
abessive		kakaota	kakaodeta
comitative		kakaoga	kakaodega

Related terms

• kakaopruun
• kakaopulber
• kakaouba
• šokolaad

Further reading

• kakao in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English cacao, French cacao, German Kakao, Italian cacao, Russian кака́о (kakáo), Spanish cacao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈkao/

Noun

kakao (plural kakai)

1. (beans and drink) cocoa

Derived terms

• kakaiero (“cacao, cacao tree, cocoa tree”)
• kakabutro (“cocoa butter”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch cacao, from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkakao̯]
• Hyphenation: ka‧kao

Noun

kakao (plural kakao-kakao, first-person possessive kakaoku, second-person possessive kakaomu, third-person possessive kakaonya)

1. cacao.

Alternative forms

• koko (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Affixed terms

• perkakaoan

 

Further reading

• “kakao” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

kakao

1. Rōmaji transcription of カカオ

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kakao m (definite singular kakaoen)

1. cocoa

Derived terms

• kakaobønne
• kakaopulver
• kakaosmør
• kakaotre

References

• “kakao” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kakao m (definite singular kakaoen)

1. cocoa

Derived terms

• kakaobønne
• kakaopulver
• kakaosmør
• kakaotre

References

• “kakao” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

kakao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈka.ɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɔ
• Syllabification: ka‧ka‧o

Noun

kakao n (indeclinable, diminutive kakałko, related adjective kakaowy)

1. cocoa powder (powder from cocoa solids)
2. cocoa (hot drink)
3. cocoa (partially fermented seeds of cacao tree)
4. (anatomy, euphemistic, slang, vulgar) anus (lower opening of the digestive tract)

Derived terms

noun

• kakaowiec

 

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkakaɔ]

Noun

kakao n (genitive singular kakaa, nominative plural kakaá, genitive plural kakaí, declension pattern of mesto)

1. cocoa
2. cocoa bean

Declension

Declension of kakao

	singular	plural
nominative	kakao	kakaá
genitive	kakaa	kakaí
dative	kakau	kakaám
accusative	kakao	kakaá
locative	kakau	kakaách
instrumental	kakaom	kakaami

Further reading

• “kakao”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Swahili

Alternative forms

• kakau

Etymology

Borrowed from English cocoa.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kakao (n class, plural kakao)

1. cocoa

Derived terms

• mkakao (“cacao tree”)

Swedish

Etymology

From Spanish cacao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ̂ːkaˌuː/

Noun

kakao c

1. cocoa, cacao (a tree, its beans, powder made from them)

Declension

Declension of kakao

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kakao	kakaos
	definite	kakaon	kakaons
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• kakaoböna
• kakaofett
• kakaolikör
• kakaopulver
• kakaosmör
• kakaoträd

References

• kakao in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kakao in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kakao in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English cacao.

Noun

kakao

1. 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)

1. cocoa
2. cacao

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kakao
Definite accusative	kakaoyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kakao	kakaolar
Definite accusative	kakaoyu	kakaoları
Dative	kakaoya	kakaolara
Locative	kakaoda	kakaolarda
Ablative	kakaodan	kakaolardan
Genitive	kakaonun	kakaoların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kakaom kakaolarım 2nd singular kakaon kakaoların 3rd singular kakaosu kakaoları 1st plural kakaomuz kakaolarımız 2nd plural kakaonuz kakaolarınız 3rd plural kakaoları kakaoları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kakaomu kakaolarımı 2nd singular kakaonu kakaolarını 3rd singular kakaosunu kakaolarını 1st plural kakaomuzu kakaolarımızı 2nd plural kakaonuzu kakaolarınızı 3rd plural kakaolarını kakaolarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kakaoma kakaolarıma 2nd singular kakaona kakaolarına 3rd singular kakaosuna kakaolarına 1st plural kakaomuza kakaolarımıza 2nd plural kakaonuza kakaolarınıza 3rd plural kakaolarına kakaolarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kakaomda kakaolarımda 2nd singular kakaonda kakaolarında 3rd singular kakaosunda kakaolarında 1st plural kakaomuzda kakaolarımızda 2nd plural kakaonuzda kakaolarınızda 3rd plural kakaolarında kakaolarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kakaomdan kakaolarımdan 2nd singular kakaondan kakaolarından 3rd singular kakaosundan kakaolarından 1st plural kakaomuzdan kakaolarımızdan 2nd plural kakaonuzdan kakaolarınızdan 3rd plural kakaolarından kakaolarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kakaomun kakaolarımın 2nd singular kakaonun kakaolarının 3rd singular kakaosunun kakaolarının 1st plural kakaomuzun kakaolarımızın 2nd plural kakaonuzun kakaolarınızın 3rd plural kakaolarının kakaolarının

Further reading

• “kakao”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Yami

Noun

kakao

1. wooden ladle

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	kakao
Brazilian standard	kakaao
New Tribes	cacaao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kakaːo]

Noun

kakao

1. 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”