Noun
der Kakao
Pronunciation: /kaˈkaːo/
cocoa, hot chocolate (hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar)
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plural Kakaos
Meanings
Noun
- cocoa, hot chocolate (hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar)
- cocoa (unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans)
- cacao (plant, Theobroma cacao; cocoa bean)
Example sentence
Hättest du Lust auf eine Tasse Kakao?
How about a cup of cocoa?
Word forms
singular
der Kakao
plural
die Kakaos
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Kakao
Accusativeden Kakao
Dativedem Kakao
Genitivedes Kakaos
Plural
Nominativedie Kakaos
Accusativedie Kakaos
Dativeden Kakaos
Genitiveder Kakaos
Usage
- eine Tasse heißen Kakao trinken — drink a cup of hot cocoa; Kakao describes the drink here
- Kakao / Kakaopulver — cocoa drink / cocoa powder; the compound clarifies the ingredient
Nach dem Spaziergang wärmten wir uns mit heißem Kakao auf.
After the walk, we warmed up with hot cocoa.