English Explanatory Dictionary

chocolate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
  2. A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk or water.
  3. A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate.
  4. A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate (also called chocolate brown).
  5. A cat having a chocolate-colored coat.
  6. A black person.
  7. Blackness.
adj
  1. Made of or containing chocolate.
  2. Having a dark reddish-brown colour/color.
  3. Black (relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin).
verb
  1. To add chocolate to; to cover (food) in chocolate.
  2. To treat blood agar by heating in order to lyse the red blood cells in the medium.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃɒk.(ə.)lɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɒk.(ə.)lət/ /t͡ʃɔk.(ə.)lət/ En-uk-chocolate.ogg En-ca-chocolate.ogg /ˈt͡ʃɔːk.(ə.)lət/ /ˈt͡ʃɔk.(ə.)lɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɑk.(ə.)lɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɑk.lət/ En-us-chocolate.ogg /ˈt͡ʃɔk.(ə.)lət/ en-au-chocolate.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chocolate.wav /ˈtʃɔk(ɵ)leʈ/ /ˈtʃokoleɪt/

Word forms

chocolate chocolates more chocolate most chocolate chocolating chocolated

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, of uncertain origin. See that entry for more information.

Synonyms

choc choccy chockie chocky choco

Related words

chocolatier

Derived words

as much use as a chocolate fireguard as much use as a chocolate teapot baker's chocolate baking chocolate bar of chocolate Belgian chocolate bitter chocolate bittersweet chocolate block of chocolate choc chocaholic choccy chocnut chocogasm chocoholic chocolate argus chocolate bar chocolate black chocolate block chocolate bomb chocolate boobook chocolate box chocolate-box chocolate boxy chocolate-brown chocolate brownie chocolate cake chocolate channel chocolate chip chocolate-chipper chocolate chipper chocolate chippie chocolate-chippy chocolate chocolate chip chocolate city chocolate concrete chocolate crackle chocolate cyst chocolate daisy chocolate diamond chocolate digestive chocolate egg chocolate face chocolate flower chocolate habanero chocolate hot dog chocolate lab chocolate leather chocolateless chocolatelike chocolate liquor chocolately chocolate milk chocolate mint chocolate moth Chocolate Mountains chocolate nemesis chocolateness chocolate pansy chocolate phosphate
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