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.
A: Chocolate is a mixture of cocoa paste, cocoa butter, and sugar. The cocoa paste and butter come from the seeds of the fruit of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), a native of Central and South America, which is cultivated around the equator. To make chocolate, first the cacao seeds -- with centers more than 50% cocoa butter -- are fermented, roasted, and ground into a paste. Then other ingredients are added, which vary by manufacturer. Nearly 400 beans are required to make a pound of chocolate liquor --, the semiliquid mass produced by grinding the beans.