Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - chocolate
Chocolate
chocolate
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
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noun Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl chocolātl, probably alteration of eastern Nahuatl dialect chikolātl, from chikolli hook (probably used to refer to the beater used to mix ~ with water) + ātl water, liquid Date: 1604 a beverage made by mixing ~ with water or milk, a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans, a small candy with a center (as a fondant) and a ~ coating, a brownish gray, ~ adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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