cocoa butter

noun

variants or less commonly cacao butter

: a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao beans

Examples of cocoa butter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The formula uses Shea and cocoa butter, coconut oil, and aloe to keep your skin supple and moisturized. —Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025

Cacao comes from a tropical South American evergreen tree, from which chocolate, cocoa, and cocoa butter also originate. —Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2025

Key ingredients: Vitamin E, aloe vera, cocoa butter / Fragrance: Yes / Size: 8 oz. —Marilyn La Jeunesse, Glamour, 14 Apr. 2025

Each shade is boosted with a cooling hit of peppermint—sans stickiness—and moisturizes lips with a dreamy combo of lanolin, cocoa butter, and vitamin E. —Sarah Madaus, Allure, 3 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cocoa butter

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Kids Definition

cocoa butter

noun

: a pale fat obtained from cacao beans

Medical Definition

cocoa butter

noun

variants or cacao butter

: a pale vegetable fat obtained from cacao beans that is used in the manufacture of chocolate candy, in cosmetics as an emollient, and in pharmacy for making suppositories

called also theobroma oil