chocolatenoun
uk/ˈtʃɒk.lət/us/ˈtʃɑːk.lət/A1 [ C or U ] a sweet, usually brown, food made from cacao seeds, that is usually sold in a block, or a small sweet made from this:
a bar of chocolate
chocolate biscuits/mousse
milk/dark/white chocolate
I took her a box of chocolates.
[ C or U ] UK → hot chocolate
[ U ] a dark brown colour
More examples
- You can use cocoa powder to make the cake rather than chocolate - it's a bit of a cheat, but nobody notices the difference.
- I absolutely adore chocolate.
- He was chomping away on a bar of chocolate.
- I have to combat this constant desire to eat chocolate.
- Melt the chocolate to a pouring consistency.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sweets
- almond paste
- barley sugar
- bitter chocolate
- bittersweet chocolate
- boiled sweet
- cinnamon bun
- comfit
- confectioner
- confectionery
- cotton candy
- licorice
- liquorice
- lollipop
- lolly
- marshmallow
- sherbet
- stick of rock
- sweetie
- sweetmeat
- sweety
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Less common colours
chocolate
adjective ukus
of a dark brown colour