As proper nouns the difference between choco and cocoa
is that choco is a diminutive of the female given name socorro or choco can be while cocoa is (computing) an object-oriented programming api for mac os x.
choco
Noun
(
en noun)
(Australia, slang, offensive) A person with medium-dark skin, such as from the Middle East.
(Australia, obsolete) A militiaman or conscript, short for chocolate soldier.
(Australia, slang) An army reservist.
* 1942 September 2, Chocos with Hard Centres'', in the ''Sydney Sun'', quoted in 1966 by Sidney J. Baker in ''The Australian Language , second edition, chapter VIII, section 3, page 167
Usage notes
The slang term for a dark skinned person may be used by such people themselves (the Australian television series made a good deal of fun with that for instance), but is generally considered racist when used otherwise.
Anagrams
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cocoa
English
Etymology 1
of (etyl) (m).
Noun
(
wikipedia cocoa)
(label) the dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made
(label) an unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
(label) a hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar
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(label) a cup or mug of this drink
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(label) a light to medium brown colour
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Quotations
``A Food Lover's Companion'' by Evan Jones (Harper & Row, 1979) includes this poem by Stanley J. Sharpless:
: Half past nine - high time for supper;
: ``Cocoa , love? ``Of course, my dear.
: Helen thinks it quite delicious,
: John prefers it now to beer....
: For they've stumbled on the secret
: Of a love that never wanes,
: Rapt beneath the tumbled bedclothes,
: Cocoa coursing through their veins.
Synonyms
* (hot drink) chocolate, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate
Derived terms
{{der3, cocoa bean
, cocoa butter
, cocoa-payol
, cocoa powder}}
Related terms
* cacao
Adjective
(-)
of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder
Etymology 2
See (m).
Noun
(label) Another spelling of .
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