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cocoa butter
noun
variants
or less commonly cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao beans
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—Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure, 30 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above
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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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