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chocolate

noun
 
 
/ˈtʃɒk.lət/ US  /ˈtʃɑːk-/

Definition

A1 [C or U] a sweet, usually brown, food made from cacao seeds, that is usually sold in a block, or a small sweet made from this: a bar of chocolate chocolate biscuits/mousse milk/dark/white chocolate I took her a box of chocolates.Sweets [C or U] UK for hot chocolateWarm drinks [U] a dark brown colourLess common coloursCommon colours chocolate
 
 
adjective
of a dark brown colour
(Definition of chocolate noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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