cacaine en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English cacao Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English cacaine From cacao + -ine.
Meanings
- (archaic, uncountable) The essential principle of cacao, now called theobromine.