Cacao
Introduction '''Cacao''' is the seed from which cocoa and chocolate are made, from Spanish cacao, an adaptation of Nahuatl cacaua, the root form of cacahuatl ("bean of the cocoa-tree"). It may also refer to:
Plants *''Theobroma cacao'', a tropical evergreen tree**Cocoa bean, the seed from the tree used to make chocolate**Cacao paste, ground cacao beans. The mass is melted and separated into:***Cocoa butter, a pale, yellow, edible fat; and***Cocoa solids, the dark, bitter mass that contains most of cacao's notable phytochemicals, including caffeine and theobromine.
Places *Cacao, French Guiana*Cacao, Carolina, Puerto Rico*Cacao, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico*Cacao Alto, Patillas, Puerto Rico*Cacao Bajo, Patillas, Puerto Rico*Hacienda Cacao, Yucatán, Mexico, tropical rainforest
Other uses *Maria Cacao, a mountain goddess in the Philippines
See also *Cacau (disambiguation)*Cocoa (disambiguation)*Coca (disambiguation)*Kakao - a Korean messenger app company named after the cocoa or cacao seed