chocoholic

[ chaw-kuh-haw-lik, -hol-ik, chok-uh- ]
/ ˌtʃɔ kəˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪk, ˌtʃɒk ə- /

noun

a person who is excessively fond of chocolate.

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Origin of chocoholic

choco(late) + -holic

Words nearby chocoholic

chock-full, chockablock, chocker, chockstone, choco, chocoholic, chocolate, chocolate cyst, chocolate milk, chocolate soldier, chocolate tree
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British Dictionary definitions for chocoholic

chocoholic

chocaholic

/ (ˌtʃɒkəˈhɒlɪk) /

noun

informal
  1. someone who is very fond of eating chocolate
  2. (as modifier)the chocoholic British

Word Origin for chocoholic

C20: from choco (late) + -holic
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