[chaw-kuh-lit, chok-uh-, chawk-lit, chok-] 
| 1. | a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla. |
| 2. | a beverage made by dissolving such a preparation in milk or water, served hot or cold: a cup of hot chocolate. |
| 3. | candy made from such a preparation. |
| 4. | an individual piece of this candy. |
| 5. | any syrup or flavoring made from this preparation or artificially imitating its flavor. |
| 6. | a dark brown color. |
| 7. | made, flavored, or covered with chocolate: chocolate cake; chocolate ice cream. |
| 8. | having the color of chocolate; dark-brown. |
| choc·o·late (chô'kə-lĭt, chôk'lĭt, chŏk'-) n.
[Spanish, from Nahuatl xocolatl : xococ, bitter + atl, water.] choc·o·lat·y, choc·o·lat·ey (-lĭ-tē) adj. |
"To a Coffee-house, to drink jocolatte, very good" [Pepys, "Diary," Nov. 24, 1664].
