milk chocolate
Americannoun
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milk chocolates
plural
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chocolate that has been mixed with milk.
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a piece or bar of candy made of or coated with such chocolate.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of milk chocolate
First recorded in 1715–25
Example Sentences
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Wallace has noticed prices for her Easter favorites, such as Russell Stover’s milk chocolate Easter bunnies, have taken a bigger chunk out of her budget each year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Nestle now describes the treats as being "encased in a smooth milk chocolate flavour coating" rather than being covered in milk chocolate.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
Each bar includes toasted kataifi — thin strands of shredded phyllo dough pastry — pistachio and tahini paste that’s all mixed together and encased in milk chocolate.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
In general milk chocolate has far fewer of these solids while dark chocolate contains more, as evidenced by its bitter taste.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 12, 2024
When became back, Lesage fed him, with squares of nut milk chocolate, piece by piece, out of a blue tin.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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