chocolate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɒk.(ə.)lɪt/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɒk.(ə.)lət/
ipa: /t͡ʃɔk.(ə.)lət/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɔːk.(ə.)lət/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɔk.(ə.)lɪt/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɑk.(ə.)lɪt/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɑk.lət/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɔk.(ə.)lət/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɑk.(ə.)lɪt/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɔk.(ə.)lɪt/
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈtʃɔk(ɵ)leʈ/
ipa: /ˈtʃokoleɪt/
Forms: form: chocolates
Etymology: Etymology tree
Classical Nahuatl chocolatlbor.
Spanish chocolatebor.
English chocolate
Via Spanish chocolate from a Nahuatl word, widely given as chocolātl (with the second element being a reflex of Classical Nahuatl ātl (“water”)), although such a word does not appear in Nahuatl until the mid-18th century according to Karttunen. Dakin and Wichmann propose chicolātl as the original form (saying it survives in several modern Nahuatl dialects) and say the chicol- element refers to a special wooden stick used to prepare chocolate. Another theory is that the prefix came from Yucatec Maya chocol (“hot”).
Senses: examples: text: Chocolate is a very popular treat.
text: In eighteenth century France, many aphrodisiac dishes and pastries were compounded with chocolate.
ref: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 62:
glosses: A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
examples: text: Chocolate came in those fairy cups of India china, which made the delight of our grandmothers, and whose value was such, that the poet satirist considered their loss to be the severest trial to a woman's feelings—alias her temper;...
ref: 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Another London Life”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 168:
glosses: A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk or water.
examples: text: He bought her some chocolates as a gift. She ate one chocolate and threw the rest away.
text: Madame de Pompadour was fond of chocolates spiced with vanilla and amber.
ref: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 242:
glosses: A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate.
examples: As he cooked it the whole thing turned a rich, deep chocolate.
glosses: A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate (also called chocolate brown).
glosses: A cat having a chocolate-colored coat.
examples: text: "I suppose you have some of your sweet chocolates working for you?" Barney nodded.
ref: 1967, James David Horan, The Right Image: A Novel of the Men who Make Candidates, page 73:
text: “How is my sexy chocolate?” Mark says on the other end.
ref: 2011, Ella Campbell, Torn: The Melissa Williams Story, →ISBN, page 69:
glosses: A black person.
examples: text: I can consume as much of you as I want to without gaining weight. Sexy chocolate is what you are.
ref: 2009, Evangeline Holloway, The Reincarnation of Love, →ISBN, page 83:
text: “Yes Lucas, you're some fine sexy chocolate”, she whispered, her long dark hair covering her face and the curves bursting out of her dress.
ref: 2012, Harry Davis, My Name Is Lucas, →ISBN:
glosses: A black person.
Blackness.
Synonyms: choc
choccy
chockie
chocky
choco
Coordinate terms: carob
Meronyms: sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: black bottom pie
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: Black Forest gateau
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: brownie
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: cocoa butter
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: crème de cacao
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: devil's food cake
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: ganache
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: lamington
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: marquise
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: mocha
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: mochaccino
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: mole
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: Nanaimo bar
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: praline
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: sacher torte
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: tollhouse cookie
sense: Meronyms of chocolate (noun)
word: truffle
Derived terms: as much use as a chocolate fireguard
as much use as a chocolate teapot
baker's chocolate
baking chocolate
bar of chocolate
Belgian chocolate
bitter chocolate
block of chocolate
choc
chocaholic
choccy
chocnut
chocogasm
chocoholic
chocolate argus
chocolate bar
chocolate black
chocolate block
chocolate bomb
chocolate boobook
chocolate box
chocolate-box
chocolate boxy
chocolate-boxy
chocolate-brown
chocolate brownie
chocolate cake
chocolate channel
chocolate chip
chocolate chipper
chocolate-chipper
chocolate chippie
chocolate-chippy
chocolate chocolate chip
chocolate city
chocolate concrete
chocolate crackle
chocolate cyst
chocolate diamond
chocolate digestive
chocolate egg
chocolate face
chocolate flower
chocolate habanero
chocolate hot dog
chocolate leather
chocolateless
chocolatelike
chocolate liquor
chocolately
chocolate milk
chocolate mint
chocolate moth
Chocolate Mountains
chocolate nemesis
chocolateness
chocolate pansy
chocolate phosphate
chocolate plastic
chocolate point
chocolate queen
chocolatery
chocolate soldier
chocolate spread
chocolate starfish
chocolate tea
chocolate teacake
chocolate teapot
chocolate tree
chocolate truffle
chocolate tube slime
chocolate vine
chocolate wattled bat
chocolatey
chocolaty
chocolatini
chocolatize
chocolicious
chocotini
coffolate
compound chocolate
dark chocolate
death by chocolate
dip me in chocolate and throw me to the lesbians
Dubai chocolate
Gaboon chocolate
German chocolate cake
hot chocolate
hot chocolate effect
life is like a box of chocolates
milk chocolate
mint chocolate
mint chocolate chip
modeling chocolate
modelling chocolate
nonchocolate
plain chocolate
ruby chocolate
semisweet chocolate
short-lined chocolate
useful as a chocolate teapot
vegelate
white chocolate
Related terms: chocolatier