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
First recorded in 1600–1610; from Spanish, from Nahuatl chocolātl, from chocol-, of unknown meaning (but perhaps from xococ “bitter, sour”) + ātl “water”
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With a rubber spatula, stir in the chocolate and cranberries until the dough is well mixed.
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I had one, small bite of a chocolate cupcake, and was on my ass in an hour.
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William pressed into one of his hands a stick of liquorice and into the other a packet of chocolate.
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As he said this he drew a chair towards the table and proceeded to fill out a cup of chocolate.
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Sticky, but efficacious, and sucked a chocolate all the time, to make my voice thick.
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Spread in pan, mix together two tablespoonfuls flour, four tablespoonfuls sugar, one heaping tablespoonful cinnamon or chocolate.
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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