CHOCOLATE


Meaning of CHOCOLATE in English

n. & adj.

--n.

1. a a food preparation in the form of a paste or solid block made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, usually sweetened. b a sweet made of or coated with this. c a drink made with chocolate.

2 a deep brown colour.

--adj.

1. made from or of chocolate.

2 chocolate-coloured.

Phrases and idioms:

chocolate-box

1. a decorated box filled with chocolates.

2 (attrib.) stereotypically pretty or romantic.

Derivatives:

chocolatey adj. (also chocolaty).

Etymology: F chocolat or Sp. chocolate f. Aztec chocolatl

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.