drinking chocolate

Thân thiện

A child enjoys a warm cup of drinking chocolate on a cozy afternoon.

Definition

1. 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?

Học thuật

Noun

1. a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cocoa
• chocolate
• hot chocolate