chocolate Definition
choco·late (c̸hôk′lət, c̸häk′-; c̸hôk′ə lət, c̸häk′ə-)
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
Etymology: ? via Fr chocolat < Sp chocolate < Nahuatl čokola:λ
adjective
- made of or flavored with chocolate
- reddish-brown
chocolate Related Forms
choc′o·laty adjective or choc′o·latey
chocolate Usage Examples
Converse of object
- melt: Stir until melted then spread the melted chocolate over the cooled filling.
- eat: Feeling lots better now, ate chocolate which was all I could stomach.
Preposition: as
favor: Chocolate Wedding Favors Providing chocolate as a wedding favor has been a time honored tradition for many centuries.
Adjective modifier
- Belgian: A fountain flowing with aromatic Belgian chocolate creates the center piece to your special occasion.
- handmade: If you want to ensure your loved one's devotion you can't do better than to give them our handmade chocolates.
- hot: The hot chocolate to end was an added bonus!
- dark: A generous chunk of crystallized stem ginger sits in the middle of each cookie, which in turn is dipped in dark chocolate.
- delicious: Handmade in the UK these delicious Belgian chocolates will appeal to any woman into her glamorous femininity.
- hand-made: The Old Smokehouse - Brougham Hall Fine smoked meat, poultry, fish, game and cheese and hand-made chocolates.
Modifies a noun
- fountain: The chocolate fountain creates a sumptuous focal point for your guests.
- cookie: Des got out of bed, excited about all the presents and chocolate biscuits he'd be getting.
- mousse: I buy the Count On Us chocolate mousse from M&S.
- cake: Don't miss out your steady meals or your special chocolate cake moments.
- factory: How can we ever top a trip to a chocolate factory!
- truffle: Also Produces a range of 15 different chocolate truffles.
Noun used with modifier
- milk: Contains one edible milk chocolate thong ready to wear.
- gourmet: Hotel Chocolat e - Hotel Chocolate offers gourmet chocolate for all occasions.
- own-brand: All their own-brand chocolate and coffee carries the mark.
- cocoa: There are three high cocoa milk chocolate bars by Bonnat in our collection.
Preposition: with
marshmallow: Many passed the cold, dark winter moping about in couch potato combats drinking hot chocolates with marshmallows.
Browse dictionary entries near chocolate
- ‹ chocoholic
- ‹ chockablock
- ‹ chock-full
- ‹ chock
- ‹ Choate
- ‹ chm
- ‹ chlortetracycline
- ‹ chlorpromazine
- ‹ chlorpicrin
- ‹ chlorous

