cocoa1

[koh-koh] /ˈkoʊ koʊ/
noun
1.
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
2.
cacao (def 2).
3.
a beverage made by mixing cocoa powder with hot milk or water.
4.
brown; yellowish brown; reddish brown.
adjective
5.
of or pertaining to cocoa.
6.
of the color of cocoa.
Origin
1700-10; earlier cocao, cacoa, variant of cacao

cocoa2

[koh-koh] /ˈkoʊ koʊ/
noun
1.
coco.
Origin
1545-55; misspelling of coco, by confusion with cocoa1

Cocoa

[koh-koh] /ˈkoʊ koʊ/
noun
1.
a city in E central Florida.
Examples from the web for cocoa
  • cocoa and sugar futures advanced in active trading yesterday.
  • cocoa stocks are piling up in ports, increasing the chance of the beans decaying.
  • Many areas are still used for growing cocoa and coffee.
  • It does take a while to get used to the taste, but it's perfect for making hot cocoa or lattes.
  • More beeswax and cocoa butter will make a stiffer salve.
  • The two main ports of the world's biggest producer of cocoa are nearly at a standstill.
  • Put the cocoa powder in a big bowl and add one cup of the hot milk.
  • The mixing of citrus and cocoa is not an unfamiliar practice.
  • She stood over a pot of simmering water, stirring a jar larded with pellets of beeswax, shea butter and cocoa butter.
  • cocoa prices also surged on concerns about supplies.
British Dictionary definitions for cocoa

cocoa

/ˈkəʊkəʊ/
noun
1.
a powder made from cocoa beans after they have been roasted, ground, and freed from most of their fatty oil
2.
a hot or cold drink made from cocoa and milk or water
3.
  1. a light to moderate brown colour
  2. (as adjective): cocoa paint
Word Origin
C18: altered from cacao
Word Origin and History for cocoa
n.

powder from cacao seeds, 1707, corruption (by influence of coco) of cacao. The printing of Johnson's dictionary ran together the entries for coco and cocoa, fostering a confusion that never has been undone.