Plant-Name Dictionary
Cacao — names in 15 European languages
Theobroma cacao
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Čeština Czech | Kakaovník pravý |
| Nederlands Dutch | Cacao Cacaoboom |
| English English | Cacao cacao tree, Chocolate tree, Cocoa, cocoa tree |
| Eesti Estonian | Harilik kakaopuu |
| Suomi Finnish | Kaakaopuu |
| Français French | Cacaoyer |
| Deutsch German | Kakaobaum echter Kakaobaum, Kakaopflanze |
| Polski Polish | Kakaowiec właściwy |
| Português Portuguese | cacau cacaoeiro, cacau-da-mata, Cacau-verdadeiro, cacaueiro |
| Slovenčina Slovak | Kakaovník obyčajný |
| Español Spanish | cacaotero calabacillo, forastero, árbol del cacao |
| Svenska Swedish | kakao Kakaoträd |
| Русский Russian | Какао |
| Српски Serbian | Какаовац |
| Беларуская Belarusian | Какава |
How these names are verified. Each name is drawn from authoritative botanical databases (GBIF vernacular names, Catalogue of Life, EPPO, Wikidata) and published only when confirmed by a curated authority or two independent sources — never machine-translated.