Definition

1. Noun:
   • A food made from roasted and ground cacao beans: A sweet, typically brown, solid food substance, often eaten as candy or used as a flavoring.
   • A beverage made from cocoa powder, milk, and sugar: A hot or cold drink with a sweet, chocolate flavor.
   • A medium brown to dark-brown color: The color resembling that of dark chocolate.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Food):
  • She gave him a box of fine chocolate for his birthday.
  • This cake has a rich chocolate frosting.
• Noun (Beverage):
  • On cold evenings, I like to have a cup of hot chocolate.
• Noun (Color):
  • The walls were painted a warm chocolate.

Advanced Usage

• "Chocolate" as a modifier: Used before a noun to describe something that contains chocolate or is chocolate-flavored.
  • We ordered chocolate ice cream.
  • He prefers chocolate milk.
• "Like chocolate": Used in similes to describe something very appealing or desirable.
  • The deal was gone in a minute; it was like hot chocolate on a winter day.

Variants and Related Words

• Chocolaty (adj): Having the rich flavor or characteristics of chocolate.
  • The sauce had a deep, chocolaty taste.
• Chocoholic (n, informal): A person who is very fond of or addicted to chocolate.
• Dark chocolate (n): Chocolate with a high cocoa content and less sugar.
• Milk chocolate (n): Chocolate made with milk powder or condensed milk.
• White chocolate (n): A sweet, ivory-colored confection made from cocoa butter, sugar, and milk.

Synonyms

• Cocoa: Often used interchangeably for the powder or the drink, though technically different from solid chocolate.
• Brown: For the color meaning.

Related Phrases

• A chocolate-box scene/view: Something that is prettily picturesque in a conventional or sentimental way.
  • The village looked like a chocolate-box scene with its thatched cottages.
• To be like a kid in a chocolate shop: To be extremely excited and delighted by the choices or opportunities available.
  • At the new tech store, he was like a kid in a chocolate shop.

Noun

1. a medium brown to dark-brown color
2. a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
3. a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot