# kakao
## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cocoa”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkakao]
* Hyphenation: ka‧kao

### Noun

kakao n (relational adjective kakaový)
* cocoa powder (powder from cocoa solids)
* cocoa (hot drink)

#### Derived terms

* kakaovník m inan

### Further reading

* “kakao”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “kakao”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “kakao”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology

From Spanish cacao, from Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cocoa”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kakaːo/, [kʰaˈkʰæːo]

### Noun

kakao c (singular definite kakaoen, not used in plural form)
* cocoa
* cacao

#### Derived terms

* kakaomælk

#### Descendants

* → Icelandic: kakó

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kaˈkao]
* Rhymes: -ao
* Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧o

### Noun

kakao (accusative singular kakaon, plural kakaoj, accusative plural kakaojn)
* cocoa bean (seed of the cacao tree)
    Synonyms: kakafabo, kakaofabo

#### Derived terms

* kakaarbo, kakaoarbo (“cacao tree”)

## Estonian
### Etymology

German Kakao.

### Noun

kakao (genitive kakao, partitive kakaod)
* cocoa powder
* hot chocolate

#### Related terms

* kakaopruun
* kakaopulber
* kakaouba
* šokolaad

### Further reading

* kakao in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

## Ido
### Etymology

Borrowed from English cacao, French cacao, German Kakao, Italian cacao, Russian кака́о (kakáo), Spanish cacao.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈkao/

### Noun

kakao (plural kakai)
* (beans and drink) cocoa

#### Derived terms

* kakaiero (“cacao, cacao tree, cocoa tree”)
* kakabutro (“cocoa butter”)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch cacao, from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkakao̯]
* Hyphenation: ka‧kao

### Noun

kakao (plural)
* cacao

#### Alternative forms

* koko (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

#### Affixed terms

* perkakaoan

### Further reading

* “kakao” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

kakao
* Rōmaji transcription of カカオ

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

kakao m (definite singular kakaoen)
* cocoa

#### Derived terms

* kakaobønne
* kakaopulver
* kakaosmør
* kakaotre

### References

* “kakao” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

kakao m (definite singular kakaoen)
* cocoa

#### Derived terms

* kakaobønne
* kakaopulver
* kakaosmør
* kakaotre

### References

* “kakao” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈka.ɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɔ
* Syllabification: ka‧ka‧o

### Noun

kakao n (indeclinable, diminutive kakałko, related adjective kakaowy)
* cocoa powder (powder from cocoa solids)
* cocoa (hot drink)
* cocoa (partially fermented seeds of cacao tree)
* (anatomy, euphemistic, slang, vulgar) anus (lower opening of the digestive tract)

#### Derived terms

* kakaowiec

### Further reading

* kakao in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kakao in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Slovak
### Etymology

Derived from Spanish cacao, from Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cocoa”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkakaɔ]

### Noun

kakao n
* cocoa
* cocoa bean

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “kakao”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Swahili
### Alternative forms

* kakau

### Etymology

Borrowed from English cocoa.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

kakao class IX (plural kakao class X)
* cocoa

#### Derived terms

* mkakao (“cacao tree”)

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Spanish cacao.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑ̂ːkaˌuː/

### Noun

kakao c
* cocoa, cacao (a tree, its beans, powder made from them)

#### Derived terms

* kakaoböna
* kakaofett
* kakaolikör
* kakaopulver
* kakaosmör
* kakaoträd

### References

* kakao in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kakao in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kakao in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English cacao.

### Noun

kakao
* cocoa

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قاقااو (kakao), from French cacao, Spanish cacao, Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawatl, ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Mixe-Zoque *kakawa + -tl (“absolutive noun suffix”).

### Noun

kakao (definite accusative kakaoyu, plural kakaolar)
* cocoa
* cacao

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
kakao
kakaolar
definite accusative
kakaoyu
kakaoları
dative
kakaoya
kakaolara
locative
kakaoda
kakaolarda
ablative
kakaodan
kakaolardan
genitive
kakaonun
kakaoların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
kakaom
kakaolarım
2nd singular
kakaon
kakaoların
3rd singular
kakaosu
kakaoları
1st plural
kakaomuz
kakaolarımız
2nd plural
kakaonuz
kakaolarınız
3rd plural
kakaoları
kakaoları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
kakaomu
kakaolarımı
2nd singular
kakaonu
kakaolarını
3rd singular
kakaosunu
kakaolarını
1st plural
kakaomuzu
kakaolarımızı
2nd plural
kakaonuzu
kakaolarınızı
3rd plural
kakaolarını
kakaolarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
kakaoma
kakaolarıma
2nd singular
kakaona
kakaolarına
3rd singular
kakaosuna
kakaolarına
1st plural
kakaomuza
kakaolarımıza
2nd plural
kakaonuza
kakaolarınıza
3rd plural
kakaolarına
kakaolarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
kakaomda
kakaolarımda
2nd singular
kakaonda
kakaolarında
3rd singular
kakaosunda
kakaolarında
1st plural
kakaomuzda
kakaolarımızda
2nd plural
kakaonuzda
kakaolarınızda
3rd plural
kakaolarında
kakaolarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
kakaomdan
kakaolarımdan
2nd singular
kakaondan
kakaolarından
3rd singular
kakaosundan
kakaolarından
1st plural
kakaomuzdan
kakaolarımızdan
2nd plural
kakaonuzdan
kakaolarınızdan
3rd plural
kakaolarından
kakaolarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
kakaomun
kakaolarımın
2nd singular
kakaonun
kakaolarının
3rd singular
kakaosunun
kakaolarının
1st plural
kakaomuzun
kakaolarımızın
2nd plural
kakaonuzun
kakaolarınızın
3rd plural
kakaolarının
kakaolarının :

### Further reading

* “kakao”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

## Yami
### Noun

kakao
* wooden ladle

## Ye'kwana
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kakaːo]

### Noun

kakao
* cacao, Theobroma cacao or Herrania mariae

### References

* Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 31: “kakao”