chocolate

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

noun

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.

adjective

made, flavored, or covered with chocolate: chocolate cake; chocolate ice cream.

having the color of chocolate; dark-brown.

Nearby words

Origin of chocolate

1595–1605; < Spanish < Nahuatl chocolātl

Related formschoc·o·lat·y, choc·o·lat·ey, adjective

Can be confusedcacao chocolate coca cocoa coke

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Examples from the Web for chocolaty

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British Dictionary definitions for chocolaty

chocolate

noun

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

Derived Formschocolaty, 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 chocolaty

chocolate

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.