| 单词 | cocoa |
| 释义 | cocoa (once / 1523 pages) n The dark, chocolate-brown powder you use to make brownies or devil's food cake is called cocoa. Cocoa consists of finely ground roasted cacao beans. You can use cocoa to make many chocolate treats, including pudding, cake, cookies, and hot chocolate — which is also called cocoa. Although cocoa powder smells delicious, it has to be mixed with sugar or some other sweetener for it to taste good. When the word cocoa was first used in the early 18th century, it was based on a mistake, mixing up the letters of cacao, the seed that's used to make cocoa. WORD FAMILYcocoa: cocoas USAGE EXAMPLESCoffee beans are the most -popular choice, though Arnold prefers lemon peel and Dorman cocoa -powder, -neither of which provides the -necessary extra caffeine hit. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) I spent the night of the US election curled up with a cup of cocoa and Dodie Smith’s novel I Capture the Castle. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) New York and London cocoa futures hit three-year lows this month on strong supply and forecasts of a global surplus next year. Reuters(Dec 27, 2016) 1n powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed Hypo|Hyper criollo cocoa of superior quality food product, foodstuff a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food 2n a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot Syn|Hyper chocolate, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate beverage, drink, drinkable, potable any liquid suitable for drinking |
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