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Meaning of chocolate

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chocolate

Pronunciation:/ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lət//ˈt͡ʃɑk(ə)lɪt//ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lət//t͡ʃɔk(ə)lət//ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lɪt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.

    Example: Chocolate is a very popular treat.

  2. A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk or water.

  3. A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate.

    Example: He bought her some chocolates as a gift. She ate one chocolate and threw the rest away.

  4. A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate (also called chocolate brown).

    Example: As he cooked it the whole thing turned a rich, deep chocolate.

verb

Definitions

  1. (chiefly in the past participle) 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.

adjective

Definitions

  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).