Cacao

Cacaois the seed from which cocoa andchocolateare made, fromSpanishcacao, an adaptation ofNahuatlcacaua, the root form of cacahuatl ( "bean of the cocoa-tree" ). It may also refer to:

Plants

• Theobroma cacao,a tropical evergreen tree
  • Cocoa bean,the seed from the tree used to make chocolate
  • Cacao paste,ground cacao beans. The mass is melted and separated into:
    • Cocoa butter,a pale, yellow, edible fat; and
    • Cocoa solids,the dark, bitter mass that contains most of cacao's notable phytochemicals, includingcaffeineandtheobromine.

Places

• Cacao, French Guiana
• Cacao, Carolina, Puerto Rico
• Cacao, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
• Cacao Alto,Patillas, Puerto Rico
• Cacao Bajo,Patillas, Puerto Rico
• Hacienda Cacao,Yucatán, Mexico, tropical rainforest

Other uses

• Maria Cacao,a mountain goddess in the Philippines

See also

• Cacau (disambiguation)
• Cocoa (disambiguation)
• Coca (disambiguation)
• Kakao,a Korean conglomerate named after the cacao seed