kakó

See also: kako, kakō, käkö, -kakö, and 'ka ko

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish kakao, via English from Spanish cacao, a contraction of Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cacao bean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaːkouː/

  Rhymes: -aːkouː

Noun

kakó n (genitive singular kakós, no plural)

1. cocoa (hot drink)

   Má bjóða þér kakóbolla?

   Would you like a cup of cocoa?

2. cocoa (powder)

   1 tsk. vanilludropar, 3 msk. kakó

   1 tsp vanilla extract, 3 tbsp cocoa

Declension

Declension of kakó (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kakó	kakóið
accusative	kakó	kakóið
dative	kakói	kakóinu
genitive	kakós	kakósins

Derived terms

• kakódeig
• kakódós
• kakómalt
• kakómjólk
• kakópúlver
• kakórækt
• kakósmjör
• kakótré