cacao

m.

1 cocoa.

2 cocoa bean (seed).

3 cacao.

4 lip salve.

5 chaos, mess (informal).

cacao mental mental confusion

tener un cacao mental to be at sixes and sevens

6 cocoa plant, cacao, cocoa.

7 screw-up.

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cacao

► nombre masculino

1 BOTÁNICA cacao

2 (polvo, bebida) cocoa

3 familiar (jaleo) mess, cockup

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener un cacao mental familiar to be confused, US be screwed up

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noun m.

cacao, cocoa

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SM

1) (Bot) cacao; (=bebida) cocoa

cacao en polvo — cocoa powder

- pedir cacao

- ser gran cacao

- no valer un cacao

2) * (=jaleo) fuss, to-do

- armar o montar un cacao

se armó un buen cacao — all hell broke loose *

- tener un cacao en la cabeza

cacao mental — * mental confusion

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masculino

1)

a) (Coc) (polvo, bebida) cocoa

b) (Bot) (planta) cacao; (semillas) cocoa beans (pl)

c) (Esp) (para los labios) lipsalve

2) (fam) (jaleo) ruckus (AmE), to-do (BrE)

qué cacao se armó! — all hell broke loose (colloq)

tener un cacao mental — (fam) to be all mixed up

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= cocoa, cacao.

Ex. This devil's food cake is made with chocolate cocoa and sugar and shortening and eggs.

Ex. Every year there are more and more tons of cacao sold to the United States.

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* árbol del cacao = cacao tree.

* barra de cacao de labios = chapstick.

* grano de cacao = cacao bean, cocoa bean.

* haba de cacao = cacao bean, cocoa bean.

* manteca de cacao = cocoa butter.

* semilla de cacao = cacao bean, cacao seed, cocoa bean.

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masculino

1)

a) (Coc) (polvo, bebida) cocoa

b) (Bot) (planta) cacao; (semillas) cocoa beans (pl)

c) (Esp) (para los labios) lipsalve

2) (fam) (jaleo) ruckus (AmE), to-do (BrE)

qué cacao se armó! — all hell broke loose (colloq)

tener un cacao mental — (fam) to be all mixed up

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= cocoa, cacao.

Ex: This devil's food cake is made with chocolate cocoa and sugar and shortening and eggs.

Ex: Every year there are more and more tons of cacao sold to the United States.

* árbol del cacao = cacao tree.

* barra de cacao de labios = chapstick.

* grano de cacao = cacao bean, cocoa bean.

* haba de cacao = cacao bean, cocoa bean.

* manteca de cacao = cocoa butter.

* semilla de cacao = cacao bean, cacao seed, cocoa bean.

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cacao

masculine

A

1 (Coc) (polvo) cocoa; (bebida) cocoa

2 (Bot) (planta) cacao; (semillas) cocoa beans (pl)

3 (Esp) (para los labios) lipsalve, cocoa butter

B (fam) (jaleo) ruckus (AmE), to-do (BrE)

¡menudo cacao se armó! all hell broke loose (colloq), there was a hell of a ruckus o to-do

pedir cacao (Col fam); to give in

tener un cacao mental (fam); to be all mixed up

tiene un cacao mental que no se aclara he doesn't know whether he's coming or going (colloq)

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cacao sustantivo masculino
1

a) (Coc) (polvo, bebida) cocoa

b) (Bot) (planta) cacao;

(semillas) cocoa beans (pl)

c) (Esp) (para los labios) lipsalve

2 (fam) (jaleo) ruckus (AmE), to-do (BrE);

◊ ¡qué cacao se armó! all hell broke loose (colloq)

cacao sustantivo masculino
1 Bot cacao
2 (bebida) cocoa
3 familiar (jaleo) mess, muddle
♦ Locuciones: tener un cacao mental, to be confused
'cacao' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cascarilla
- manteca
- mantequilla
English:
cocoa

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cacao nm

1. [polvo] cocoa, cocoa powder;

[bebida] [caliente] cocoa; [fría] chocolate milk

Comp

cacao en polvo cocoa powder

2. [árbol] cacao

3. [semilla] cocoa bean

4. Esp [para labios] lip salve

5. Fam [confusión] chaos, mess;

[jaleo] fuss, rumpus;

se armó un cacao there was total chaos;

se han metido en un buen cacao they've got themselves in a real mess

Comp

cacao mental:

tiene un cacao mental terrible his head's in a real muddle

6. Comp

Ven Fam

ser un gran cacao to be rich and powerful;

pedir cacao Ven Fam [ayuda] to ask for help;

Nic Fam [perdón] to say sorry

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cacao

m

1 cocoa;

no valer un cacao L.Am. fig fam not be worth a bean fam

2 de labios lip salve

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cacao nm

: cacao, cocoa bean

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cacao n (lío) mess / chaos

menudo cacao te has hecho con las fichas you've made a right mess of all the cards

con tanta gente se armó un buen cacao there was complete chaos with so many people