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chocolate

chocolate

31 1.0
A medium dark brown color like cocoa beans
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɔkəlɪt/
translation icon : tono chocolate
  • I loved my new friends, the white-skinned, supple Claude, and the chocolate-colored, streamlined Bao.
  • chocolate brown

It kind of looks like the chocolate bronzer.

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Examples

  • The flatbed was loaded with fat, chocolate-colored rolls a couple of meters long.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • By 2, a thick mop of chocolate-colored coils clustered around my little head.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • His mouth without the teeth was the same chocolate color as the medicine.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Standing next to the boy was a man with bright brown eyes and chocolate-colored skin.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The enormous blue sky; the mountains that have a chocolate hue in the distance.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • His eyes widened the way Frenchie's had, only these eyes were deep chocolate brown.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Rachel disengaged from Topsy's embrace and brushed back a lock of her perfect, chocolate-brown hair.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The walls of the room were painted a warm chocolate color that created a cozy atmosphere.

  • She wore a beautiful dress that was the perfect shade of chocolate for the autumn season.

  • The desserts at the café featured a rich chocolate hue that made them look even more delicious.

Synonyms

brown
vschocolate
939 1.0

Having a medium to dark color like wood or tanned skin

is a specific medium to dark shade linked to a sweet confection tone
dark-brown
vschocolate
18 1.0

A deep brown color like wood or earth

is associated with a sweeter confection tone rather than woodlike shades
coffee
vschocolate
9 1.0

A medium to dark brown color like roasted beans used for a hot drink

is seen as a sweeter, confection-like brown rather than bean related
chocolate-brown
vschocolate
2 2.7

A deep brown color like chocolate

is broader, covering medium to deep shades rather than only deep ones
deep brown
vschocolate
2 1.0

A dark shade of brown like chocolate

is the same range but specifically evokes a sweet confection tone
mocha
vschocolate
1 3.0

A dark brown color with a slight red or coffee tone

is warmer and tied to a sweet confection tone rather than subtle red hints
umber
vschocolate
1 7.0

A medium dark brown color with a reddish or yellowish tone

is mainly a painter's pigment with more red or yellow undertones than sweet tones
chocolate-colored
vschocolate
1 1.8

Having a deep brown color like dark chocolate

is used for medium as well as deep shades rather than only deep ones
nutbrown
vschocolate
4.5

A warm brown color like the shell of a nut

is less about sweet confection tone and more about nutty warmth

Idioms

Completely useless in real situations

Compounds

58 1.0

A sweet warm drink made from cocoa and milk

A cake made with chocolate and served as a dessert

A sweet drink you make by mixing milk with chocolate

25 1.0

A solid sweet made from cocoa, shaped like a bar to eat as a snack

A flat sweet baked biscuit with small pieces of chocolate

A kind of chocolate that has lots of cocoa, little or no milk, and less sugar than milk chocolate

Covered with chocolate, like fruit or sweets

A sweet pale candy made from cocoa butter, milk, and sugar

A light, creamy dessert made from chocolate, eggs, cream, and sugar whipped until soft

A cold creamy dessert made with chocolate

A sweet sauce made from chocolate and sugar to pour over desserts

A sweet, smooth dessert made with chocolate

A light, fluffy baked dessert made with chocolate and beaten eggs that rises in the oven

A sweet chocolate made with milk and sugar that tastes creamy

A soft, rich, sweet candy made from chocolate, sugar, and butter

A sweet, thick chocolate sauce for pouring on desserts and mixing into drinks

A dark chocolate made from cocoa that has little sugar and a slightly bitter taste

A small, rich chocolate sweet with a soft, creamy centre

A deep brown color like chocolate

A long thin pastry filled with cream and topped with chocolate icing

1 1.0

A small sweet made with chocolate and eaten as a treat

A small cone of chocolate wrapped in shiny foil

A dish of hot melted chocolate for dipping fruit or sweets

Having a deep brown color like dark chocolate

A type of chocolate that is not very sweet and is good for baking

A very dark chocolate with little or no sugar used for baking and sauces

A sweet made of chocolate in the shape of an egg

chocolate liquor
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A thick dark paste made by grinding cocoa beans that forms the base for chocolate

1 8.8

Something completely useless for the job it is made for

Chocolate with little or no sugar used for baking and making desserts

A hot sweet drink made from cocoa and milk

Chocolate with no sugar used to make cakes, icings, and candies

A doughnut with a layer of chocolate on top

A plant that lives for several years with divided leaves and hanging brown-purple and orange-pink flowers

A small piece of chocolate placed on top of a cake or dessert to decorate it

A tropical tree that produces cocoa beans used to make chocolate

An unexpected pleasant gift or event that feels like a small box of chocolates

A plant that lives for many years with divided leaves and brown-purple and orange flowers that hang down

How Brown

deep brown
2 1.0
chocolate
31 1.0
light brown
16 1.0
tan
30 1.0

Surface Forms

chocolate singular
chocolates plural

Etymology

Chocolate for the color is named after the food that comes from cacao and the old word xocolātl 'bitter water', because the beans and the made product are brown. So chocolate as a color means a medium to dark brown, like the sweet food.