chocolate

noun

choc·​o·​late ˈchä-k(ə-)lət  ˈchȯ- 

1

: a beverage made by mixing chocolate with water or milk

The boy stirred the chocolate before drinking it.

2

: a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans

The cake recipe calls for four squares of chocolate.

3

: a small candy with a center (such as a fondant) and a chocolate coating

gave her a box of chocolates

4

: a brownish gray

The bird's plumage was a shade of chocolate.

chocolate adjective

Examples of chocolate in a Sentence

The cake recipe calls for four squares of chocolate.

She gave me a box of chocolates for my birthday.

Recent Examples on the Web

Even the chocolate bar’s spin-offs have turned into a trend. —Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025

Listed in the middle of a tempting array is Dubai Cheesecake ($20), a riff on the Dubai chocolate bar of TikTok and Instagram fame. —Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025

One of the biggest reasons comes down to the answer to a simple question: What’s more difficult, building a following of millions of people who wait on your every video, or making a good-tasting chocolate bar? —Keith Bendes, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025

The third not-food-in-your-food recall of the week comes after at least a dozen customers got no satisfaction from their chocolate bars because of the stones inside. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl chocolātl, probably an alteration of eastern Nahuatl dialect chikolātl, from chikolli hook (probably used to refer to the beater used to mix chocolate with water) + ātl water, liquid

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing chocolate

• baker's chocolate
• baking chocolate
• chocolate-box
• chocolate chip cookie
• dark chocolate
• hot chocolate
• milk chocolate
• plain chocolate
• sweet chocolate
• white chocolate

Kids Definition

chocolate

noun

choc·​o·​late ˈchäk-(ə-)lət  ˈchȯk- 

1

: a beverage of chocolate in water or milk

2

: a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans

3

: a candy made of or coated with chocolate

4

: a brownish gray

chocolate adjective