Chocolate - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Chocolate : (noun)
1: a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot [syn: cocoa, hot chocolate, drinking chocolate]
2: a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
3: a medium to dark brown color [syn: coffee, deep brown, umber, burnt umber]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Chocolate : \Choc"o*late\, n. [Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the cacao. Cf. 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.

Chocolate house, a house in which customers may be served with chocolate.

Chocolate nut. See Cacao.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Chocolate : Chocolate: A food or flavoring made from the seeds of the cacao or chocolate tree. Chocolate is rich in flavinoids, compounds that act as antioxidants. Flavinoids may also lower blood pressure and improve blood flow, by regulating the synthesis of nitric oxide, which dilates blood vessels. Flavinoids, like aspirin, help keep platelets from aggregating on vessel walls. Thus, chocolate may have health benefits, provided it is consumed in moderation.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)