chocolate
Americannoun
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a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
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a beverage made by dissolving such a preparation in milk or water, served hot or cold.
a cup of hot chocolate.
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candy made from such a preparation.
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an individual piece of this candy.
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any syrup or flavoring made from this preparation or artificially imitating its flavor.
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a dark brown color.
adjective
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made, flavored, or covered with chocolate.
chocolate cake; chocolate ice cream.
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having the color of chocolate; dark-brown.
noun
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a food preparation made from roasted ground cacao seeds, usually sweetened and flavoured
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a drink or sweetmeat made from this
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a moderate to deep brown colour
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( as adjective )
a chocolate carpet
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Usage
Spelling tips for chocolate The word chocolate is hard to spell because the second o is often not emphasized when pronounced—many people say [ chawk-lit ], not [ chok-uh-lit ]. Also, the final syllable -late is pronounced [ lit ], not like the word late. How to spell chocolate: You can remember how the word chocolate starts by remembering that it is sometimes abbreviated as choco, as in choco chips and Choco Taco. You can remember the ending by remembering that chocolate is often eaten as dessert, meaning that it’s eaten late.
Other Word Forms
- chocolatey adjective
- chocolaty adjective
Etymology
Origin of chocolate
First recorded in 1600–1610; from Spanish, from Nahuatl chocolātl, from chocol-, of unknown meaning (but perhaps from xococ “bitter, sour”) + ātl “water”
Example Sentences
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To make the product, the team used honey from native bees as a natural, edible solvent to draw out beneficial compounds from cocoa shells, a byproduct typically discarded during chocolate production.
From Science Daily
When a person consumes about 20 mg of caffeine, such as from coffee, chocolate, or soda, it causes the nanobody and its partner protein to bind together.
From Science Daily
“Well, maybe, at a certain time in the future, I will come across a delicious chocolate cake.”
From Literature
“Your grandpa said after you’ve had breakfast you’ll find him out in the barn. Come on in and sit down at the table. I’ll fix you a cup of hot chocolate.”
From Literature
Supermarkets have also been stepping up security on chocolate bars, with Tesco and Co-Op as well as Sainsbury's using the transparent boxes which customers have to ask staff to open.
From BBC
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