As proper nouns the difference between cocoa and nutella
is that cocoa is (computing) an object-oriented programming api for mac os x while nutella is a sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk.
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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nutella
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk.
