Etymology of the French word cacao

Date

The earliest known usage of cacao in French dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in French

cacaoté, cacaoyer, cacaoyère

Derivations in other languages

Romanian cacao

Cognates

Dutch cacao, English cocoa, German Kakao, Icelandic kakó, Italian cacao, Norwegian kakao, Polish kakao, Russian какao, Swedish kakao