Definition

Noun: A chocolate bar is a solid, rectangular-shaped confectionery made primarily from chocolate. It is a common, individually packaged snack food.

Usage

The term "chocolate bar" refers specifically to the solid, shaped confection itself. It is a countable noun. * I bought a chocolate bar from the vending machine. * She broke the chocolate bar into pieces to share. * This brand makes my favorite chocolate bar.

Examples

• For a quick energy boost, he ate a chocolate bar.
• The recipe calls for one 100-gram chocolate bar, melted.
• Many chocolate bars contain added ingredients like nuts, caramel, or crisped rice.

Advanced Usage

• As a unit or commodity: The term can be used to discuss chocolate in a standardized, commercial form.
  • Cocoa prices directly affect the cost of producing a chocolate bar.

Variants and Related Words

• Candy bar (noun): A broader term that includes chocolate bars but also encompasses similar bars made with other primary ingredients (e.g., nougat, caramel) that may be coated in chocolate.
• Bar of chocolate (noun phrase): A less common, more descriptive synonym for "chocolate bar."

Synonyms

• Bar of chocolate

Antonyms

• (Conceptual) Hot chocolate, chocolate syrup, chocolate chips (as these are not solid, formed bars).

Noun

1. a bar of chocolate candy