Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "cacao" ita ce ƙananan bishiyar Amurka masu zafi da ke ɗauke da wake na cacao wanda ake yin koko, man shanu, da cakulan, ko tsaba na wannan bishiyar da ake amfani da su don yin cakulan da koko foda. . Kalmar "cacao" kuma a wasu lokuta ana rubuta ta " koko" a wasu wurare.
