What does cacao in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cacao in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cacao in Spanish.

The word cacao in Spanish means cocoa tree, cocoa seed, mental fog, brain fog, mental confusion, cocoa butter, chap stick. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cacao

cocoa tree

nombre masculino (árbol: Theobroma cacao) (common name)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cacao es un árbol extremadamente difícil de cultivar, sólo da fruto en una franja de 20 grados al norte y 20 al sur del Ecuador.
The Theobroma cacao is extremely difficult to cultivate; it only gives fruit within a range of 20 degrees to the north and 20 degrees to the south of the equator.

cocoa seed

nombre masculino (semilla) (fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cacao es la semilla carnosa del cacaotero. Después de tostada, se usa para elaborar chocolate.
The cocoa bean is the fleshy seed of the cocoa tree. It's toasted, and then used to make chocolate.

mental fog, brain fog, mental confusion

nombre masculino (coloquial (confusión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con tanta oferta tiene un cacao mental que no se aclara.
With so much on offer he got mental fog and couldn't make up his mind.

cocoa butter

locución nominal femenina (grasa comestible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La manteca de cacao se obtiene en la fabricación del chocolate.
Cocoa butter is obtained from the manufacture of chocolate.

chap stick

locución nominal femenina (AR (humectante de labios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El frío me seca los labios y por eso uso manteca de cacao.
The cold dries out my lips so I use chap stick.

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