CHOCOLATE


Meaning of CHOCOLATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tʃɒklɪt, AM tʃɔ:k- ]

( chocolates)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Chocolate is a sweet hard food made from cocoa beans. It is usually brown in colour and is eaten as a sweet.

...a bar of chocolate...

Do you want some chocolate?

...rich chocolate cake.

N-MASS

see also milk chocolate , plain chocolate

2.

Chocolate or hot chocolate is a drink made from a powder containing chocolate. It is usually made with hot milk.

...a small cafeteria where the visitors can buy tea, coffee and chocolate...

I sipped the hot chocolate she had made.

N-UNCOUNT

A cup of chocolate can be referred to as a chocolate or a hot chocolate .

I’ll have a hot chocolate please.

N-COUNT

3.

Chocolates are small sweets or nuts covered with a layer of chocolate. They are usually sold in a box.

...a box of chocolates...

Here, have a chocolate.

N-COUNT

4.

Chocolate is used to describe things that are dark brown in colour.

The curtains and the coverlet of the bed were chocolate velvet...

She placed the chocolate-colored coat beside the case.

COLOUR

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