cocoa butter

noun

variants or less commonly
: a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao beans

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Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cocoa butter was in 1868

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“Cocoa butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocoa%20butter. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

cocoa butter

noun
: a pale fat obtained from cacao beans

Medical Definition

cocoa butter

noun
variants or cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat obtained from cacao beans that is used in the manufacture of chocolate candy, in cosmetics as an emollient, and in pharmacy for making suppositories

called also theobroma oil

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