chocolate

Pronunciation

• (AU) IPA ^(key): /ˈtʃɒklət/ or /ˈtʃɒkələt/; SAMPA: /"tSQkl@t/ or /"tSQk@l@t/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈtʃɒklɪt/ or /ˈtʃɒkəlɪt/; SAMPA: /"tSQklIt/ or /"tSQk@lIt/
• (US) (Canada) IPA ^(key): /ˈtʃɑklət/ or /ˈtʃɑkələt/, SAMPA: /"tSAkl@t/ or /"tSAk@l@t/

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• Hyphenation: choc‧o‧late

Noun

Singular chocolate

Plural chocolates

Different kinds of chocolate.

1. (uncountable) Chocolate is a candy made from cacao beans and often used to flavour other foods such as cakes and cookies.

   In my opinion, the best cookies are those that contain chocolate.

2. (countable) A chocolate is an individual candy that is made of or covered in chocolate.

   These homemade chocolates are delicious.

3. (uncountable) Chocolate is a dark brown colour.

Related words

• chocolatey / chocolaty