chocolate

[chaw-kuh-lit, chok-uh-, chawk-lit, chok-] /ˈtʃɔ kə lɪt, ˈtʃɒk ə-, ˈtʃɔk lɪt, ˈtʃɒk-/
noun
1.
a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
2.
a beverage made by dissolving such a preparation in milk or water, served hot or cold:
a cup of hot chocolate.
3.
candy made from such a preparation.
4.
an individual piece of this candy.
5.
any syrup or flavoring made from this preparation or artificially imitating its flavor.
6.
a dark brown color.
adjective
7.
made, flavored, or covered with chocolate:
chocolate cake; chocolate ice cream.
8.
having the color of chocolate; dark-brown.
Origin
1595-1605; < Spanish < Nahuatl chocolātl
Related forms
chocolaty, chocolatey, adjective
Can be confused
cacao, chocolate, coca, cocoa, coke.
Examples from the web for chocolate
  • Truffles, the chocolate kind, usually have creamy ganache centers.
  • Finally, you can also dress it up a bit with chocolate chips once it's cooled.
  • The chocolate shop on the ground floor beckons with all sorts of heavenly aromas.
  • Satisfying your craving for chocolate is easy, no matter where you are in the world.
  • Gold-frosted chocolate leaves dress up holiday desserts.
  • The result is something that looks as if it were partially dipped in chocolate.
  • Gimmicks don't often mix well with the art of making chocolate.
  • My diet doesn't need chocolate bars because it's about nutrition.
  • Melt chocolate in a pot or a microwave and have students dip marshmallows into the chocolate.
  • Studies abound detailing the effects of chocolate on our nervous systems.
British Dictionary definitions for chocolate

chocolate

/ˈtʃɒkəlɪt; ˈtʃɒklɪt; -lət/
noun
1.
a food preparation made from roasted ground cacao seeds, usually sweetened and flavoured
2.
a drink or sweetmeat made from this
3.
  1. a moderate to deep brown colour
  2. (as adjective): a chocolate carpet
Derived Forms
chocolaty, adjective
Word Origin
C17: from Spanish, from Aztec xocolatl, from xococ sour, bitter + atl water
Word Origin and History for chocolate
n.

c.1600, from Nahuatl xocolatl, possibly from xocolia "to make bitter" + atl "water." Brought to Spain by 1520, from thence to the rest of Europe. Originally a drink; as a paste or cake made of ground, roasted, sweetened cacao seeds, 1640s.

To a Coffee-house, to drink jocolatte, very good [Pepys, "Diary," Nov. 24, 1664].
As a color from 1776. Chocolate chip is from 1940; chocolatier is attested from 1888.

Slang definitions & phrases for chocolate

chocolate

noun

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