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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word CACAO. Etymology of the word
CACAO.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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CACAO,
the name of a tree. (Span.,—Mexican.) In
Blount's Gloss., ed. 1674, we find: 'Chocolate, a kind
of compound drink, which we have from the Indians; the principal
ingredient is a fruit called cacao, which is about the
bigness of a great black fig. See a Treatise of it,
printed by Jo. Okes, 1640.' The word cacao is
Mexican, and was adopted into Spanish, whence probably we obtained
it, and not directly. See Prescott's Conquest of Mexico,
cap. v. ¶
The cacao-tree, Theobroma cacao, is a totally different tree
from the cocoa-nut tree, though the accidental similarity of the
names has caused great confusion. See Chocolate,
and Cocoa.
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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