kakava

Lithuanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cacao bean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐkɐˈʋɐ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧va

Noun

kakavà f (uncountable) stress pattern 2

1. cocoa powder (powder from cocoa solids)
2. cocoa (hot drink)

Declension

    Declension of kakavà

nominative	kakavà
genitive	kakãvos
dative	kakãvai
accusative	kakãvą
instrumental	kakavà
locative	kakãvoje
vocative	kakãva

Derived terms

• kakãvinis
• kakãvmedis
• kakãvos pupẽlė

 

Further reading

• “kakava”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “kakava”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
• “kakava”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
• kakava in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)