kakaw

Borrowed from Spanish cacao.

kakaw

1. cacao

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

• Hyphenation: ka‧kaw
• IPA^(key): /kaˈkaw/ [kaˈkaʊ̯]

kakáw

1. cacao (tree, fruit, seed)

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. Doublet of kokwa.

• Hyphenation: ka‧kaw
• IPA^(key): /kaˈkaw/ [kɐˈkaʊ̯]

kakaw

1. the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)
2. the fruit of this tree
3. a cocoa bean; the seed of this plant

Borrowed from Spanish cacao.

kakaw

1. cacao

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawatl. Doublet of kokwa and kakawate.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈkaw/ [kɐˈxaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ka‧kaw
• Homophone: Cacao

kakáw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜏ᜔)

1. cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)
2. cocoa bean

• “kakaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

From Proto-Mayan *kakaw, ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Mixe-Zoque *kakawa. Compare Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

• IPA^(key): [kaˈkaw]

kakaw

1. cacao