5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cocoa \Co"coa\, n. [Corrupted fr. cacao.] A preparation made from the seeds of the chocolate tree, and used in making, a beverage; also the beverage made from cocoa or cocoa shells. [1913 Webster] {Cocoa shells}, the husks which separate from the cacao seeds in preparing them for use. [1913 Webster] coconut From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cocoa \Co"coa\ (k[=o]"k[-o]), n., Cocoa palm \Co"coa palm`\ (k[=o]"k[-o] p[aum]m`)[Sp. & Pg. coco cocoanut, in Sp. also, cocoa palm. The Portuguese name is said to have been given from the monkeylike face at the base of the nut, fr. Pg. coco a bugbear, an ugly mask to frighten children. Cf., however, Gr. koy^ki the cocoa palm and its fruit, ko`i:x, ko`i:kos, a kind of Egyptian palm.] (Bot.) A tall palm tree producing the cocoanut ({Cocos nucifera}) as its fruit. It grows in nearly all tropical countries, attaining a height of sixty or eighty feet. The trunk is without branches, and has a tuft of leaves at the top, each being fifteen or twenty feet in length, and at the base of these the nuts hang in clusters; the cocoanut tree. It is widely planted throughout the tropics, and in some locations as an ornamental tree. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: cocoa n 1: a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot [syn: {chocolate}, {hot chocolate}, {drinking chocolate}] 2: powder of ground roasted cocao beans with most of the fat removed From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Cocoa, FL (city, FIPS 13150) Location: 28.37700 N, 80.75017 W Population (1990): 17722 (8248 housing units) Area: 19.4 sq km (land), 5.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32922, 32926 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Cocoa, FL -- U.S. city in Florida Population (2000): 16412 Housing Units (2000): 8064 Land area (2000): 7.458820 sq. miles (19.318255 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.064925 sq. miles (5.348130 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.523745 sq. miles (24.666385 sq. km) FIPS code: 13150 Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 28.369334 N, 80.743779 W ZIP Codes (1990): 32922 32926 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Cocoa, FL Cocoa
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