cocoa
/ˈkəʊkəʊ/noun
उच्चारण कोको
कोको
Basic word
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a dark brown powder made from the seeds of a tropical tree, used in making chocolate; a hot drink made from this powder
कोको
- a cup of cocoa
- Cocoa is grown in warm, wet regions.
- The recipe needs two spoons of cocoa.
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- Cocoa beans are roasted and ground to make chocolate.
- The children drank hot cocoa before bed.
- She made cocoa with milk on a cold night.
- A mug of cocoa warmed him up.
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cocoa (uncountable noun)
Cocoa is the brown powder from cocoa seeds, and the drink made from it. As a substance it is uncountable.
'Cocoa' कोको के बीजों से बना भूरा चूर्ण और उससे बना पेय है। पदार्थ के रूप में यह uncountable है।
- Add two spoons of cocoa to the milk.
- Cocoa is grown in Kerala and Karnataka.
a cup / mug of cocoa
Use a cup of when you speak of one serving of the drink; the noun may then be counted as a cocoa.
पेय की एक मात्रा के लिए 'a cup of cocoa' कहा जाता है।
- Radhika drank a cup of hot cocoa before bed.
cocoa + noun
Cocoa works like an adjective before nouns: cocoa powder, cocoa beans, cocoa butter, cocoa farm.
'Cocoa' संज्ञाओं से पहले विशेषण की तरह आता है: cocoa powder, cocoa beans, cocoa butter।
- The recipe needs cocoa powder and sugar.
cocoa vs. cacao vs. chocolate
Cacao is the raw plant and its seeds; cocoa is the processed powder; chocolate is the sweet food made from them.
'Cacao' कच्चा पौधा और उसके बीज हैं; 'cocoa' प्रसंस्कृत चूर्ण है; और 'chocolate' उनसे बनी मीठी चीज़ है।
- Cocoa powder is made from cacao beans and used to make chocolate.
cocoa farming (noun phrase)
Cocoa farming is the growing of cocoa trees. It is a mass noun phrase and takes a singular verb.
'Cocoa farming' कोको के पेड़ उगाने का काम है। यह एकवचन क्रिया लेता है।
- Cocoa farming gives a steady income to many families in Kerala.
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cocoa + noun
powderbeansbutterplantationdrinkpod
- The cocoa pods ripen on the tree in the monsoon.
adjective + cocoa
hotsweetbitterunsweetenedrichdark
- He prefers bitter cocoa without sugar.
verb + cocoa
stirmixsipmakesprinkle
- She stirred the cocoa into the warm milk.
measure + of cocoa
a spoon of cocoaa cup of cocoaa tin of cocoaa packet of cocoa
- Add a spoon of cocoa to the batter.
cocoa + country / crop
cocoa cropcocoa exportscocoa pricescocoa industry
- Cocoa prices rose after a poor harvest.
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- On cold evenings, hot cocoa is my favourite drink.
ठंडी शामों में गरम कोको मेरा पसंदीदा पेय है।
- India grows cocoa in the southern states, mainly under coconut trees.
भारत में कोको दक्षिणी राज्यों में उगाया जाता है, मुख्यतः नारियल के पेड़ों के नीचे।
- The cake turned dark brown because of the cocoa in it.
उसमें कोको होने के कारण केक गहरे भूरे रंग का हो गया।
- Rohan made cocoa for the whole family after dinner.
रोहन ने रात के खाने के बाद पूरे परिवार के लिए कोको बनाया।
- Ghana and Ivory Coast produce most of the world's cocoa.
घाना और आइवरी कोस्ट दुनिया का अधिकांश कोको पैदा करते हैं।
- A tin of cocoa stood beside the sugar on the kitchen shelf.
रसोई की अलमारी में चीनी के बगल में कोको का एक डिब्बा रखा था।
- Add cocoa to the batter for a rich chocolate flavour.
गाढ़े चॉकलेटी स्वाद के लिए घोल में कोको मिलाओ।
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General knowledge
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are the largest cocoa producers; in India, Kerala grows cocoa.
कोट डी आइवर और घाना सबसे बड़े कोको उत्पादक हैं; भारत में केरल कोको उगाता है।