Classical Era: Opera. Three distinct genres: 1. Opera seria, continuing from the Baroque period used the same kind of (often. literally the same!) librettos depicting historical or, less often, mythological. events; arias continued to be in da capo form, now increasingly merged with. sonata form; arias became much longer, so there were fewer; recitative continued.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: cocoa(Noun) the dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. cocoa(Noun) an unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking. cocoa(Noun) a hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
Cacao is one of 22 species of Theobroma. The generic name is derived from the Greek for food of the gods; from Î¸ÎµÏÏ (theos), meaning god, and Î²Ïá¿¶Î¼Î± (broma), meaning food. The specific name cacao is derived from the native name of the plant in indigenous Mesoamerican languages.