chocolate Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
cocoa; drinking chocolate; hot chocolate.
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noun a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
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noun a medium brown to dark-brown color
coffee; umber; deep brown; burnt umber.
WordNet
Choc"o*late noun
Etymology
Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the cacao. Cf.Definitions
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A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients, usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla. -
The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or cake in boiling water or milk.