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Where does “Kakao” come from?

Kakao (German) comes from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

Kakao (German): cocoa; cocoa, hot chocolate; cacao

Definitions

  1. cocoa; cocoa, hot chocolate; cacao

Ancestry of “Kakao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCacao—
2Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
3Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—

Words derived from “Kakao”

  • Kakaobohne
  • Kakaobaum
  • Kakaopulver
  • Kakaobutter
  • Kakaomasse
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