chocolate [chaw -kuh -lit, chok -uh -, chawk -lit, chok -]
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a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla. a beverage made by dissolving such a preparation in milk or water, served hot or cold: a cup of hot chocolate. candy made from such a preparation. an individual piece of this candy. any syrup or flavoring made from this preparation or artificially imitating its flavor. a dark brown color. Show More
made, flavored, or covered with chocolate: chocolate cake; chocolate ice cream. having the color of chocolate; dark-brown. Show More
Origin of chocolate 1595–1605; < Spanish < Nahuatl chocolātl
Related forms choc·o·lat·y , choc·o·lat·ey , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for chocolatey Contemporary Examples of chocolatey British Dictionary definitions for chocolatey a food preparation made from roasted ground cacao seeds, usually sweetened and flavoured a drink or sweetmeat made from this a moderate to deep brown colour (as adjective ) a chocolate carpet Show More
Derived Forms chocolaty , adjective Word Origin for chocolate C17: from Spanish, from Aztec xocolatl, from xococ sour, bitter + atl water
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Word Origin and History for chocolatey n. c.1600, from Nahuatl xocolatl , possibly from xocolia "to make bitter" + atl "water." Brought to Spain by 1520, from thence to the rest of Europe. Originally a drink; as a paste or cake made of ground, roasted, sweetened cacao seeds, 1640s.
To a Coffee-house, to drink jocolatte, very good [Pepys, "Diary," Nov. 24, 1664]. As a color from 1776. Chocolate chip is from 1940; chocolatier is attested from 1888.
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