chocolate

[ chaw-kuh-lit, chok-uh-, chawk-lit, chok- ]

noun

1. a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
2. a beverage made by dissolving such a preparation in milk or water, served hot or cold:

   a cup of hot chocolate.

3. candy made from such a preparation.
4. an individual piece of this candy.
5. any syrup or flavoring made from this preparation or artificially imitating its flavor.
6. a dark brown color.

adjective

1. made, flavored, or covered with chocolate:

   chocolate cake; chocolate ice cream.

2. having the color of chocolate; dark-brown.

chocolate

/ -lət; ˈtʃɒklɪt; ˈtʃɒkəlɪt /

noun

1. a food preparation made from roasted ground cacao seeds, usually sweetened and flavoured
2. a drink or sweetmeat made from this
3. 1. a moderate to deep brown colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      a chocolate carpet

Derived Forms

• ˈchocolaty, adjective

Other Words From

• choco·lat·y choco·lat·ey adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chocolate¹

First recorded in 1600–1610; from Spanish, from Nahuatl chocolātl, from chocol-, of unknown meaning (but perhaps from xococ “bitter, sour”) + ātl “water”

Word History and Origins

Origin of chocolate¹

C17: from Spanish, from Aztec xocolatl, from xococ sour, bitter + atl water

Example Sentences

Check Felipe the frog, whose piano is constructed in part out of a chocolate box.

From Los Angeles Times

According to his former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s go-to order at McDonald’s is “two Big Macs, two Filet-O-Fish and a chocolate malted.”

From Salon

She woke up to balloons and banners outside her door, before she was presented with a candlelit chocolate cake.

From BBC

Im likes to say that his first language was English, because he and the neighborhood kids learned to chase after the American GIs from the base near his house, shouting “Hello, give me chocolate!”

From Los Angeles Times

I always get a martini and this chocolate passion fruit tart with an order of fries.

From Los Angeles Times