โกโก้
cocoa (drink or powder)
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- 1 cocoa (drink or powder)、cacao (tree)
This word refers to cocoa as a drink or powder, as well as the cacao tree it comes from.
cocoa (drink or powder)、cacao (tree)
It covers the cocoa you drink or use in baking and the cacao tree that produces the beans.
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เค้กชิ้นนี้ทำจากผงโกโก้ khék chín níi tham càak phǒŋ kookôo This cake is made with cocoa powder. เค้กชิ้นนี้ทำจากผงโกโก้ details
Learning notes
Explanation
This noun is borrowed from English “cocoa.” On menus and when ordering, it usually refers to a cocoa drink. Other words clarify the intended meaning: ผงโกโก้ means “cocoa powder,” ต้นโกโก้ means “cacao tree,” and เมล็ดโกโก้ means “cocoa beans.” Use แก้ว to count servings of the drink: โกโก้หนึ่งแก้ว means “one glass or cup of cocoa.” Trees take the classifier ต้น: ต้นโกโก้สองต้น means “two cacao trees.”
Usage
You will encounter this word at cafés and drink stalls, in baking recipes, and on ingredient labels. In discussions of farming or chocolate production, it can refer to cacao as a plant or crop.
Caution
The word itself does not imply added sugar or milk, though shops often prepare cocoa with sugar or condensed milk. When ordering, add หวานน้อย for less sweetness or ไม่หวาน to request it unsweetened.
Differences from similar words
1 cocoa (drink or powder) synonyms
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ช็อกโกแลต means chocolate, including chocolate bars and chocolate-flavored foods or drinks. โกโก้ usually refers to cocoa drinks, cocoa powder, or the cacao plant; it is not the usual word for a chocolate bar.