drinking chocolate vs cocoa

drinking chocolate and cocoa both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drinking chocolate	Yes	No	No	No
cocoa	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, drinking chocolate and cocoa are synonyms defined as:

drinking chocolate and cocoa: a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

Other synonyms of drinking chocolate include chocolate, hot chocolate.

drinking chocolate (noun)	cocoa (noun)
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot	powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
	a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot