# cocoa

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/ · frequency rank #12,207

## Definitions
1. The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
2. An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
3. A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
4. A serving of this drink.
5. A light to medium brown colour.

## Etymology
From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. The form cocoa came about by confusion with coco, popularized by Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language. Doublet of cacao.

## Easily confused with
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-coo)
- **cool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-cool)
- **cook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-cook)
- **cola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-cola)
- **coma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-coma)
- **coop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-coop)
- **colo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-colo)
- **Cora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-cora)
- **Como** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-como)
- **coon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-coon)
- **coda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-coda)
- **coos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-coos)
- **color** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-color)
- **costa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-costa)
- **colon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-colon)
- **Conor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-conor)
- **comma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-comma)
- **cotta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-cotta)
- **conga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-conga)
- **corona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-corona)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ccocoa`, `ccooa`, `cocao`, `coccoa`, `cooca`, `occoa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cocoa