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forastero

Syllabification: (for·as·te·ro)
Pronunciation: /ˌfôrəˈsterō/

(also forastero tree)
Definition of forastero

noun (plural forasteros)

  • a cacao tree of a widely grown variety that provides the bulk of the world’s cocoa beans.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Spanish, literally 'foreign', because the tree was imported into Venezuela from the West Indies, as distinct from the criollo or native variety

forastero in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of forastero in the British & World English dictionary