Sekirov Dictionary

chocolate

UK /ˈtʃɒk.(ə.)lət/US /ˈtʃɔk.(ə.)lɪt/

noun 7
adjective 3
verb 2
forms 5
phrases 1

noun7

•
brown food that is made from cocoa, usually with sugar, and often sold in bars
- Chocolate is a very popular treat.
•
A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate.
- He bought her some chocolates as a gift. She ate one chocolate and threw the rest away.
A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk or water.
•
A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate (also called chocolate brown).
- As he cooked it the whole thing turned a rich, deep chocolate.
•
(slang) A black person.
- "I suppose you have some of your sweet chocolates working for you?" Barney nodded. — 1967
•
(slang) Blackness.
- I can consume as much of you as I want to without gaining weight. Sexy chocolate is what you are. — 2009
A cat having a chocolate-colored coat.

adjective3

Made of or containing chocolate.
Having a dark reddish-brown colour/color.
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(slang) Black (relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin).
- She was a chocolate honey with all the assets necessary to never have to work hard to pay her bills. — 2005

verb2

(rare) To add chocolate to; to cover (food) in chocolate.
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(rare) To treat blood agar by heating in order to lyse the red blood cells in the medium.
- Other formulations have been adopted to supply these growth factors; these include heating or "chocolating" the blood agar to release NAD directly from the erythrocytes in the agar medium. — 1992

forms

chocolated · chocolating · chocolates · more chocolate · most chocolate

Phrases with chocolate

chocolate teapot
Something totally useless.

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