Cacaos

/kəˈkaːoʊz/ noun

Definition

The plural form of cacao; multiple cacao trees or quantities of cacao beans.

Etymology

Spanish plural of cacao, formed with the standard -s suffix. Maintains the Nahuatl singular form in modern languages.

Kelly Says

Global trade in cacaos transformed world economics—colonization of the Americas was partly driven by Europeans' addiction to chocolate, making a Mesoamerican plant central to world power struggles.

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