teobroma
Italian
Noun
teobroma m (plural teobromi)
- cacao (any plant of the genus Theobroma)
Spanish
Etymology
From translingual Theobroma, the genus name, based on Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + βρῶμα (brôma, “food”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teoˈbɾoma/ [t̪e.oˈβ̞ɾo.ma]
- Rhymes: -oma
- Syllabification: te‧o‧bro‧ma
Noun
teobroma m (plural teobromas)
- (chiefly poetic) cacao bean
- Synonym: cacao
Further reading
- “teobroma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014