chocolate

English

/ˈt͡ʃɒk(ə)lɪt/, /ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lɪt/, /ˈt͡ʃɑk(ə)lɪt/, /ˈt͡ʃɔːk(ə)lət/, /ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lət/, /ˈt͡ʃɑk(ə)lɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • (mostly) A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
  • (mostly) A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk or water.
  • (countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate.
  • (uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate (also called chocolate brown).
  • (countable) A black person; (uncountable) blackness.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian chocolate derived from Yucatec Maya chocol (hot).

Origin

Yucatec Maya

chocol

Gloss

hot

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

暑, 熱

Emoji
☀️ ☕️ ♨️ 🌋 🌞 🌵 🌶️ 🍵 🏜️ 🐪 🐫 🔥 🥵

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