teobroma

Italian

Noun

teobroma m (plural teobromi)

cacao (any plant of the genus Theobroma)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Theobroma, the genus name, based on Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + βρῶμα (brôma, “food”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teoˈbɾoma/ [t̪e.oˈβ̞ɾo.ma]
Rhymes: -oma
Syllabification: te‧o‧bro‧ma

Noun

teobroma m (plural teobromas)

(chiefly poetic) cacao bean
Synonym: cacao

Further reading

“teobroma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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