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cocoa

[koh-koh] / ˈkoʊ koʊ /
ADJECTIVE
brown
Synonyms
STRONG
amber bay beige bister brick bronze buff chestnut chocolate cinnamon coffee copper drab dust ecru fawn ginger hazel henna khaki mahogany nut brown ochre puce russet rust sepia sorrel tan toast umber
WEAK
auburn burnt sienna snuff-colored tawny terra-cotta

Example Sentences

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Excessive rainfall creating disease issues for beans limited the amount of cocoa coming out of West African ports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

What fueled the run-up in cocoa futures was poor weather in West African nations, including Ghana and the Ivory Coast, the source of roughly 70% of the world’s cocoa beans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But rising global cocoa prices mean chocolate is now 15% more expensive than it was a year ago - and Easter 2026 comes at a time when many household incomes in the UK are squeezed.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

See’s Candies, founded in Los Angeles in 1921, makes a “St. Patrick’s Day potato” using divinity — a nougat-like, marshmallowy confection — mixed with walnut, coated in chocolate, and rolled in cocoa powder and cinnamon.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

So instead, I keep my eyes down on my now-cold cocoa.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh