The cocoa bean or simply cocoa (), also called the cacao bean or cacao (), is the dried and fully fermented seed of Theobroma cacao, from which cocoa solids (a mixture of nonfat substances) and cocoa butter (the fat) can be extracted. Cocoa beans are the basis of chocolate, and Mesoamerican foods including tejate, an indigenous Mexican drink that also includes maize. Etymology The word cocoa comes from the Spanish word, which is derived from the Nahuatl word. The Nahuatl word, in turn, ultimately derives from the reconstructed Proto-Mije–Sokean word kakawa. Used on its own, the term cocoa may also mean: Hot cocoa, the drink more known as hot chocolate Terms derived from cocoa include: Cocoa paste, ground cocoa beans The mass is melted and separated into: Cocoa butter, a pale, yellow, edible fat Cocoa solids, the dark, bitter mass that and contain most of cacao's notable
El grano de cacao o simplemente cacao (), también llamado el grano de cacao o cacao (), es la semilla seca y completamente fermentada de Theobroma cacao, de la que se pueden extraer los sólidos de cacao (una mezcla de sustancias no grasas) y la manteca de cacao (la grasa). Los granos de cacao son la base del chocolate, y los alimentos mesoamericanos, incluyendo tejat, una bebida indígena mexicana que también incluye maíz. Etymología La palabra cacao proviene de la palabra española, que se deriva de la palabra Nahuatl. La palabra Nahuatl, a su vez, finalmente deriva de la reconstruida palabra Proto-Mije-Sokean kakawa. Usado por sí mismo, el término cacao también puede significar: coco caliente, la bebida más conocida como chocolate caliente.