单词 | forastero |
释义 | forastero/ˌfɒrəˈstɛːrəʊ /(also forastero tree) noun (plural forasteros) A widely grown cacao tree of a variety which provides the bulk of the world’s cocoa beans.There is one variety of forastero that is considered a flavour cacao, which is the Nacional or Arriba cacao grown in Ecuador....
OriginMid 19th century: from Spanish, literally 'foreign', because the tree was a ‘foreign’ import to Venezuela from the West Indies, as distinct from the criollo or native variety. |
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