cabosse

\ka.bɔs\

/\ka.bɔs\/ noun

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.

Key facts for cabosse
PropertyValue
Headwordcabosse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.bɔs\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cabosse » en français

cabossereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Fruit du cacaoyer de forme ovoïde et cannelée. C’est une sorte de baie qui contient de 15 à 40 graines.
  2. 2
    Fruit du cacaoyer de forme ovoïde et cannelée. C’est une sorte de baie qui contient de 15 à 40 graines.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cabosse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Chaque année, en effet, le cacaoyer ne produit que 40 à 50 fruits, les « cabosses ».
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cabosse"?
"cabosse" is spelled C-A-B-O-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.bɔs\.
What does "cabosse" mean?
As a noun, "cabosse" means: Fruit du cacaoyer de forme ovoïde et cannelée. C’est une sorte de baie qui contient de 15 à 40 graines.
How do you pronounce "cabosse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabosse" is \ka.bɔs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabosse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list