cabosse
\ka.bɔs\
The verdict
“cabosse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fruit du cacaoyer de forme ovoïde et cannelée. C’est une sorte de baie qui contient de 15 à 40 graines.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cabosse · cabosse · French
cabosse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cabosse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.bɔs\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cabosse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cabosse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.bɔs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
cabosse has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is cabosse, spelled C-A-B-O-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Fruit du cacaoyer de forme ovoïde et cannelée. C’est une sorte de baie qui contient de 15 à 40 graines.
- 2Fruit du cacaoyer de forme ovoïde et cannelée. C’est une sorte de baie qui contient de 15 à 40 graines.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cabosse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chaque année, en effet, le cacaoyer ne produit que 40 à 50 fruits, les « cabosses ».
Lorsque l’on ouvre une cabosse, les fèves qui s’y trouvent sont blanches et n’ont pas du tout le goût de chocolat. Ce sont les étapes de fermentation puis de torréfaction, comme pour le café, qui lui donneront ses arômes et sa couleur.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.