chocolate

[ chaw-kuh-lit, chok-uh-, chawk-lit, chok- ]

/ ˈtʃɔ kə lɪt, ˈtʃɒk ə-, ˈtʃɔk lɪt, ˈtʃɒk- /

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noun

a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.

a beverage made by dissolving such a preparation in milk or water, served hot or cold: a cup of hot chocolate.

candy made from such a preparation.

an individual piece of this candy.

any syrup or flavoring made from this preparation or artificially imitating its flavor.

a dark brown color.

adjective

made, flavored, or covered with chocolate: chocolate cake; chocolate ice cream.

having the color of chocolate; dark-brown.

Origin of chocolate

1595–1605; < Spanish < Nahuatl chocolātl

OTHER WORDS FROM chocolate

choc·o·lat·y, choc·o·lat·ey, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH chocolate

cacao chocolate coca cocoa coke

Words nearby chocolate

chockablock, chocker, chockstone, choco, chocoholic, chocolate, chocolate cyst, chocolate milk, chocolate soldier, chocolate tree, chocolate-box

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Purely by chance, Anna Coren had landed in Sydney just as the chocolate shop siege began.

CNN's Overnight Sydney Star |Lloyd Grove |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
With a rubber spatula, stir in the chocolate and cranberries until the dough is well mixed.

Make These Barefoot Contessa Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies |Ina Garten |November 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I had one, small bite of a chocolate cupcake, and was on my ass in an hour.

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Have we become a nation of Veruca Salts from “Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory,” who are unbearably demanding?

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I confess a particular weakness for his chocolate biscuits and pork pate with onion marmalade.

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William pressed into one of his hands a stick of liquorice and into the other a packet of chocolate.

Just William |Richmal Crompton
As he said this he drew a chair towards the table and proceeded to fill out a cup of chocolate.

Roland Cashel |Charles James Lever
Sticky, but efficacious, and sucked a chocolate all the time, to make my voice thick.

A Houseful of Girls |Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
The first mention of tea, coffee, and chocolate, is about 1660.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. |David Hume
Spread in pan, mix together two tablespoonfuls flour, four tablespoonfuls sugar, one heaping tablespoonful cinnamon or chocolate.

The Community Cook Book |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for chocolate

chocolate

/ (ˈtʃɒkəlɪt, ˈtʃɒklɪt, -lət) /

noun

a food preparation made from roasted ground cacao seeds, usually sweetened and flavoured

a drink or sweetmeat made from this

a moderate to deep brown colour
(as adjective)a chocolate carpet

Derived forms of chocolate

chocolaty, adjective

Word Origin for chocolate

C17: from Spanish, from Aztec xocolatl, from xococ sour, bitter + atl water

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