chocolate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɒk(ə)lət/

noun

[mass noun]
  • a food in the form of a paste or solid block made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, typically sweetened and eaten as confectionery: a bar of chocolate [as modifier]: a chocolate biscuit
  • [count noun] a sweet made of or covered with chocolate: a box of chocolates
  • a drink made by mixing milk or water with chocolate: we sat in a cafe drinking hot chocolate
  • a deep brown colour: the former Great Western colours of chocolate and cream [as modifier]: his chocolate brown eyes

Derivatives

chocolatey

(also chocolaty) adjective

Origin:

early 17th century (in the sense 'a drink made with chocolate'): from French chocolat or Spanish chocolate, from Nahuatl chocolatl 'food made from cacao seeds', influenced by unrelated cacaua-atl 'drink made from cacao'