Chocolate
Chocolate , noun
[Sp., from the Mexican name of the cacao. Compare 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.
Collocations (2)
Chocolate house , a house in which customers may be served with chocolate.
Chocolate nut , See Cacao.