Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chocolate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chocolate \Choc"o*late\, n. [Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the
cacao. Cf. {Cacao}, {Cocoa}.]
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.
{Chocolate house}, a house in which customers may be served
with chocolate.
{Chocolate nut}. See {Cacao}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chocolate
adj : composed of or flavored or coated with chocolate
n 1: made from baking chocolate or cocoa powder and milk and
sugar [syn: {cocoa}, {hot chocolate}]
2: made from roasted ground cacao beans
3: a medium to dark brown color [syn: {coffee}, {deep brown}, {umber},
{burnt umber}]
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