chocolate
- noun
- /ˈtʃɔkəlɪt/
- 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.
- It kind of looks like the chocolate bronzer.
- The bronzer is what's a nice like chocolate color.
- It's like a burgundy brown red chocolate color.
- But she learnt that that this message meant chocolate colour of brown.
Examples
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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.
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She wore a beautiful dress that was the perfect shade of chocolate for the autumn season.
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The desserts at the café featured a rich chocolate hue that made them look even more delicious.
Synonyms
Having a medium to dark color like wood or tanned skin
A deep brown color like wood or earth
A medium to dark brown color like roasted beans used for a hot drink
A deep brown color like chocolate
A dark shade of brown like chocolate
A dark brown color with a slight red or coffee tone
A medium dark brown color with a reddish or yellowish tone
Having a deep brown color like dark chocolate
A warm brown color like the shell of a nut
Idioms
Compounds
A kind of chocolate that has lots of cocoa, little or no milk, and less sugar than milk chocolate
A light, creamy dessert made from chocolate, eggs, cream, and sugar whipped until soft
A light, fluffy baked dessert made with chocolate and beaten eggs that rises in the oven
A dark chocolate made from cocoa that has little sugar and a slightly bitter taste
- Specialized
A thick dark paste made by grinding cocoa beans that forms the base for chocolate
A plant that lives for several years with divided leaves and hanging brown-purple and orange-pink flowers
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
Surface Forms
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.