chocolate /chokˈ(ə-)lət/

1. A paste made of the ground roasted seeds of Theobroma cacao (cocoa), with sugar, cocoa butter, etc usu hardened into slabs
2. A sweet made of, or covered with, the paste
3. A beverage made by dissolving the paste (or a powder prepared from it) in hot water or milk

1. Chocolate-coloured, dark reddish-brown
2. Made of or flavoured with chocolate

chocolatierˈ noun

A person who makes, or a manufacturer of, chocolate sweets

chocˈolaty or chocˈolatey adjective

chocˈolate-box adjective

(esp of a picture or painting) pretty or charming in a stereotypical or sentimental manner

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