cocoa
ココア
解説 Definition
cocoa は、カカオ豆から作る粉末や、それを使った飲み物の「ココア」を意味します。日本語の「ココア」と近いですが、英語では原料の粉末を指す場合もよくあります。
A powder made from roasted and processed cacao beans, used to flavor foods and drinks, or a hot drink prepared with this powder. The word often refers to the ingredient itself, not only to the finished beverage.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
英語の cocoa は飲み物だけでなく、カカオ豆から作る粉末も指す。drink hot cocoa なら飲料、add cocoa や cocoa powder なら粉末と、動詞や後続語で判別する。cacao は植物・豆や加工度の低い製品に使われやすく、cocoa は加熱加工した粉末や飲料に典型的、と整理して覚える。
Remember that cocoa has two closely connected meanings: the processed powder made from cacao beans and a drink prepared with that powder. Context tells you which is intended. You drink hot cocoa, but you add cocoa to milk or use cocoa powder in a cake. Compare cacao, which is more often used for the plant, beans, or products marketed as less processed, though usage is not perfectly consistent. For Japanese learners, this prevents ココア from being understood only as a sweet beverage. Keep the shared chocolate source in mind while distinguishing the ingredient from the prepared drink.
例文
I drank hot cocoa after dinner.
夕食後に温かいココアを飲みました。
Add one spoon of cocoa to the milk.
牛乳にココアをスプーン1杯加えてください。
This cake has a rich cocoa flavor.
このケーキはココアの風味が豊かです。
cocoa の類義語・関連語
cocoa の語源・成り立ち Etymology
スペイン語 cacao を経てナワトル語（アステカ語）cacahuatl（カカオ豆）に由来する。英語に入る際に cacao が cocoa に綴り変化した。関連語: cacao（カカオ）、chocolate（チョコレート、同じくナワトル語起源）。中南米の先住民文化から世界に広まった飲み物を指す語。
Cocoa ultimately comes from Nahuatl cacahuatl, referring to cacao, through Spanish cacao. The English spelling cocoa arose as a variant or alteration of cacao and became established for the processed powder and the drink made from it. Cacao remains in English, especially for the tree, beans, and certain less processed products. Chocolate also entered European languages from a word of Nahuatl origin, reflecting the Mesoamerican origins of cacao cultivation and cacao-based drinks.
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