cacao tree; cocoa tree
Refers to the tree Theobroma cacao, the source of cocoa beans. Usually written in katakana.
from Spanish cacao
Cacao is the raw material for chocolate.
origin; source; beginning · basis; base; foundation; root · cause; source of trouble · ingredient; base; mix; stock · one's side; one's place; near someone · capital; principal; cost price · base of a plant; root; tree trunk · part held in the hand; handle end · first three lines of a waka · counter for plants or trees · counter for falcons
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword from Spanish 'cacao'.
Ateji (phonetic kanji) spelling; rarely used.
Loanword from Spanish 'cacao', ultimately from Nahuatl 'cacahuatl'.