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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.
chocolate
/ -lət; ˈtʃɒklɪt; ˈtʃɒkəlɪt /
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 Forms
- ˈ³¦³ó´Ç³¦´Ç±ô²¹³Ù²â, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦³ó´Ç³¦î€ƒo·±ô²¹³Ù·²â ³¦³ó´Ç³¦î€ƒo·±ô²¹³Ù·±ð²â adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chocolate1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chocolate1
Example Sentences
"We had tapioca, semolina, treacle sponge pudding, as well as jam roly-poly, cake with icing and sprinkles, chocolate cake and pink custard, and more."
As air pressure in the chamber decreased, the air inside the teacakes expanded until the chocolate cracked and the mallow filling puffed out.
Probably some hot chocolate — I make my own because I don’t like it too sweet.
It was called The Batter Bowl and it had exactly one product: chocolate chip cookies, made from a recipe my mom had gradually adapted from the back of a Nestlé bittersweet chocolate chip bag.
One of the company's proudest moments came when Halen Môn was used on chocolates which were President Obama's favourite.
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How Do You Spell Chocolate?
Spelling tips for chocolate
The word chocolate is hard to spell because the second o is often not emphasized when pronounced—many people say [ chawk-lit ], not [ chok–uh-lit ]. Also, the final syllable -late is pronounced [ lit ], not like the word late.Ìý
How to spell chocolate: You can remember how the word chocolate starts by remembering that it is sometimes abbreviated as choco, as in choco chips and Choco Taco. You can remember the ending by remembering that chocolate is often eaten as dessert, meaning that it’s eaten late.
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