chocolate egg
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɔkəlɪt ɛɡ/
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huevo de chocolate
- The children were thrilled to find chocolate eggs hidden in the garden on Easter morning.
This says here dark chocolate egg with Guinness chocolate pints.
- This says here dark chocolate egg with Guinness chocolate pints.
Examples
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Are they chocolate eggs?
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Golden chocolate eggs!
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This says here dark chocolate egg with Guinness chocolate pints.
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She received a beautiful chocolate egg as a special treat during the holiday celebrations.
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For Easter, he surprised her with a large chocolate egg filled with delicious candies.
Synonyms
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A decorated or chocolate egg given at Easter
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A small sweet made with chocolate and eaten as a treat
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A small sweet shaped like an egg often given at Easter
How Solid
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a confection made of chocolate shaped like an egg' is directly derivable from combining 'chocolate' (material/flavor) with 'egg' (shape/form); the first noun modifies the second in a straightforward compositional way. This type of noun–noun compounding is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the expression.
Etymology
Chocolate egg: The name chocolate egg comes from the old Easter idea of giving real eggs as a sign of new life, and later candy makers began to make eggs from chocolate so people could eat them. So a chocolate egg is a sweet shaped like an egg and usually given as a 'gift' at Easter.