cocoapowder made from cacao seeds, a hot drink made from cocoa powder and milkNot to be confused with:coca ? a South American tree with leaves that contain cocainecoco ? coconut or coconut palmAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeco·coa (k??k?)n.1. a. A powder made from cacao seeds after they have been fermented, roasted, shelled, ground, and freed of most of their fat.b. See hot chocolate.2. A moderate brown to reddish brown.[Alteration (influenced by obsolete coco, coconut palm) of cacao.]co?coa adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.cocoa (?k??k??) or cacaon1. (Cookery) a powder made from cocoa beans after they have been roasted, ground, and freed from most of their fatty oil2. (Cookery) a hot or cold drink made from cocoa and milk or water3. (Colours) a. a light to moderate brown colourb. (as adjective): cocoa paint. [C18: altered from cacao]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014co?coa (?ko? ko?) n. 1. a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground cacao seeds from which much of the fat has been removed. 2. cacao (def. 2). 3. a beverage made by mixing cocoa powder with hot milk or water and sugar. 4. yellowish or reddish brown. [1700?10; earlier cocao, cacoa, variant of cacao] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.