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chocolate

Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɒk.(ə.)lət/

The English word “chocolate” has 12 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
  2. A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk or water.
  3. A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate.
  4. A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate (also called chocolate brown).
  5. A cat having a chocolate-colored coat.
  6. A black person.
  7. Blackness.

adjective

  1. Made of or containing chocolate.
  2. Having a dark reddish-brown colour/color.
  3. Black (relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin).

verb

  1. To add chocolate to; to cover (food) in chocolate.
  2. To treat blood agar by heating in order to lyse the red blood cells in the medium.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, of uncertain origin. See that entry for more information.

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