chocolate
/'tʃɔkəlit/
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Definition
- 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
- a medium brown to dark-brown color
- a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
- a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot