可可 (kěkě) · cocoa; cacao

Meanings

1 cocoa; cacao
2 Coco (name)

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

The bitter, chocolate-tasting product of cacao beans, met in the kitchen as unsweetened cocoa powder. Bakers use it in chocolate cakes and tiramisu; with hot milk and sugar it becomes cocoa.

Characters

可

kě

can; may; agreeable

Phonetic transliteration of 'cocoa' from English/Spanish.

Examples

HSK 1

我想喝一杯热可可。

Wǒ xiǎng hē yì bēi rè kěkě.

I'd like a cup of hot cocoa.

HSK 4

她给自己的猫取名叫可可。

Tā gěi zìjǐ de māo qǔmíng jiào Kěkě.

She named her cat Coco.

HSK 6

可可豆是巧克力的原料。

Kěkědòu shì qiǎokèlì de yuánliào.

Cocoa beans are the raw material for chocolate.

Tips

usage

可可 as a food: 可可粉 (cocoa powder), 可可豆 (cocoa bean), 热可可 (hot cocoa). As a name, it's a cute nickname for people or pets, and also a transliteration of Coco.