Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - chocolate
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Chocolate
chocolate
noun Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl chocolatl, probably alteration of eastern Nahuatl dialect chikolatl, from chikolli hook (probably used to refer to the beater used to mix ~ with water) + atl water, liquid Date: 1604 1. a beverage made by mixing ~ with water or milk 2. a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans 3. a small candy with a center (as a fondant) and a ~ coating 4. a brownish gray • ~ adjective
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a a food preparation in the form of a paste or solid block made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, usually sweetened. b a sweet made of or coated with this. c a drink made with chocolate. 2 a deep brown colour. --adj. 1 made from or of chocolate. 2 chocolate-coloured. Phrases and idioms chocolate-box 1 a decorated box filled with chocolates. 2 (attrib.) stereotypically pretty or romantic. Derivatives chocolatey adj. (also chocolaty). Etymology: F chocolat or Sp. chocolate f. Aztec chocolatl ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. шоколад a bar of chocolate —- плитка шоколада; шоколадный батон a cup of chocolate —- чашка шоколада 2. шоколадные конфеты a box of chocolates —- коробка шоколада, шоколадный набор 3. шоколадный цвет 4. шоколадный chocolate ice —- шоколадное мороженое 5. шоколадного цвета ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
1. noun 1) шоколад a bar of chocolate - плитка шоколада 2) pl. шоколадные конфеты 2. adj. 1) шоколадный 2) шоколадного цвета ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
(chocolates) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Chocolate is a sweet hard food made from cocoa beans. It is usually brown in colour and is eaten as a sweet. ...a bar of chocolate... Do you want some chocolate? ...rich chocolate cake. N-MASS see also milk chocolate, plain chocolate 2. Chocolate or hot chocolate is a drink made from a powder containing chocolate. It is usually made with hot milk. ...a small cafeteria where the visitors can buy tea, coffee and chocolate... I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. N-UNCOUNT • A cup of chocolate can be referred to as a chocolate or a hot chocolate. I’ll have a hot chocolate please. N-COUNT 3. Chocolates are small sweets or nuts covered with a layer of chocolate. They are usually sold in a box. ...a box of chocolates... Here, have a chocolate. N-COUNT 4. Chocolate is used to describe things that are dark brown in colour. The curtains and the coverlet of the bed were chocolate velvet... She placed the chocolate-colored coat beside the case. COLOUR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
- 1604, from Nahuatl xocolatl, from xococ "bitter" + atl "water." Brought to Spain for first time 1520. John Hannon (financed by Dr. James Baker) started the first chocolate factory in the U.S. in Dorchester, 1780; Baker later founded Baker's Chocolate. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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