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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024choc•o•late /ˈtʃɔkəlɪt, ˈtʃɑkə-/USA pronunciation n. - Food[uncountable] a food made from cacao, often sweetened and flavored.
- Food a piece of candy made from such a preparation:[countable]a box of chocolates for Valentine's Day.
- Food a syrup or flavoring made from such a preparation:[uncountable]an ice-cream sundae with chocolate on top.
- Food a beverage made by dissolving such a preparation in milk or water:[uncountable]a mug of hot chocolate.
adj. - Food made or flavored with chocolate:[before a noun]a chocolate cake.
- having the color of chocolate;
dark-brown.
choc•o•lat•y, choc•o•lat•ey, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024choc•o•late (chô′kə lit, chok′ə-, chôk′lit, chok′-),USA pronunciation n. - Fooda preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
- Fooda beverage made by dissolving such a preparation in milk or water, served hot or cold:a cup of hot chocolate.
- Foodcandy made from such a preparation.
- Foodan individual piece of this candy.
- Foodany syrup or flavoring made from this preparation or artificially imitating its flavor.
- a dark brown color.
adj. - Foodmade, flavored, or covered with chocolate:chocolate cake; chocolate ice cream.
- having the color of chocolate;
dark-brown.
- Nahuatl chocolātl
- Spanish
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chocolate /ˈtʃɒkəlɪt; ˈtʃɒklɪt -lət/ n - 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
Etymology: 17th Century: from Spanish, from Aztec xocolatl, from xococ sour, bitter + atl waterˈchocolaty adj |