drinking chocolate
Definition
- Noun:
- A hot beverage: A beverage made from cocoa powder (or chocolate), milk, and sugar, typically served hot.
Usage
- As a noun: The term "drinking chocolate" refers to the beverage itself. It is often used to distinguish a prepared hot drink from solid eating chocolate or from other chocolate-flavored drinks like hot cocoa, though the terms are frequently used interchangeably.
Examples
- Noun:
- On cold winter evenings, she loves to make a cup of drinking chocolate.
- The café offers a rich, homemade drinking chocolate.
Advanced Usage
- "A mug of drinking chocolate": A common way to specify the serving vessel.
- He warmed his hands on a steaming mug of drinking chocolate.
Variants and Related Words
- Hot chocolate: A very common synonym for drinking chocolate.
- Cocoa: Can refer to the powdered ingredient or a similar hot drink, which may be less rich than drinking chocolate.
- Chocolate drink: A more general term that can include both hot and cold beverages.
Synonyms
- Hot chocolate: The most direct and common synonym.
- Cocoa: Often used interchangeably, though sometimes implying a simpler preparation.
Related Phrases
- To make drinking chocolate: The action of preparing the beverage.
- Would you like me to make some drinking chocolate?
Noun
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a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
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