chocolate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
    cocoa; drinking chocolate; hot chocolate.
  2. noun a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
  3. noun a medium brown to dark-brown color
    coffee; umber; deep brown; burnt umber.

WordNet


Choc"o*late noun
Etymology
Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the cacao. Cf. Cacao, Cocoa.
Definitions
  1. A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients, usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.
  2. The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or cake in boiling water or milk.

Webster 1913