how to pronounce cacao

/ka.ka.o/

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cacao is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of cacao in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… manger la peau du cacao pour se frotter …”

meanings of cacao

noun:

Cocoa.

cacao frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word cacao occurs in french on average 18.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.