ココア

Japanese

ココア: hot chocolate

Etymology

Borrowed from English cocoa,[1][2] from metathesis of Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ココア [kóꜜkòà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
(Tokyo) ココア [kòkóꜜà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ko̞a̠]

Noun

ココア • (kokoa)

(beverage) hot chocolate
(cooking) cocoa (powder)

Derived terms

ココア色(いろ) (kokoa iro): the colour of cocoa, a medium brown colour

See also

カカオ (kakao): the Theobroma cacao tree; the tree's cocoa bean

References

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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