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Where does “ukhokho” come from?

ukhokho (Zulu) comes from English cocoa, from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

ukhokho (Zulu): Alternative form of ukoko; cocoa

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ukoko; cocoa

Ancestry of “ukhokho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcocoaThe dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of...
2SpanishCacao—
3Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
4Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—
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