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chocolate

Chocolate means prepared cacao seeds mixed with a sweetener, or a deep brownish color with red or gray tones.

(noun)

An example of chocolate is a Milky Way candy bar.
An example of chocolate is the color of a Snickers bar.

The definition of chocolate is a food substance that is made with cacao beans mixed with sweetener, or having a deep brownish and reddish or grayish coloring.

(adjective)

An example of something chocolate is a cup of cocoa, sugar and hot milk.
An example of something chocolate is the color of a Twix candy bar.

See chocolate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a paste, powder, syrup, or bar made from cacao seeds that have been roasted and ground
a drink made of chocolate, hot milk or water, and sugar
a candy made of or coated with chocolate
reddish brown

Origin: ? via Fr chocolat < Sp chocolate < Nahuatl čokola:λ

adjective

made of or flavored with chocolate
reddish-brown

Related Forms:

chocolaty adjective or chocolatey

See chocolate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Fermented, roasted, shelled, and ground cacao seeds, often combined with a sweetener or flavoring agent.
A beverage made by mixing water or milk with chocolate.
A small, chocolate-covered candy with a hard or soft center.
A grayish to deep reddish brown to deep grayish brown.

adjective