An archaic or variant term for cacao or the cacao plant; an old spelling or regional variant of the word for chocolate-producing trees.
From Nahuatl (Aztec language) 'cacahuatl,' the word for cacao that traveled to Europe through Spanish conquistadors. 'Bacao' appears to be an alternate or early English spelling of 'cacao.'
The word 'chocolate' itself is also Nahuatl—'xocolatl'! Indigenous Mesoamerican languages gave us some of the world's most loved foods, and their words are hidden inside English vocabulary we use every day.
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