bitter chocolate
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- noun
- /ˈbɪtər ˈtʃɔkələt/
:
chocolate amargo
Examples
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That's the bitter chocolate.
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For the cake, I used high-quality bitter chocolate to create a rich and intense flavor.
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The brownies were made with bitter chocolate, which balanced the sweetness of the icing perfectly.
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You can enhance the sauce by adding a touch of bitter chocolate for a more complex taste.
Synonyms
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A kind of chocolate that has lots of cocoa, little or no milk, and less sugar than milk chocolate
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A dark chocolate made from cocoa that has little sugar and a slightly bitter taste
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Chocolate with no sugar used to make cakes, icings, and candies
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Chocolate with little or no sugar used for baking and making desserts
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and predictably composed from 'bitter' (having an acrid, sharp taste) + 'chocolate' (the confection), so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it denotes chocolate that tastes bitter or is very dark/unsweetened. This adjective–noun composition is regular in English and mirrored in many other languages, making the phrase readily comprehensible without prior exposure.
Etymology
Bitter chocolate comes from the simple taste: the word bitter describes chocolate with a lot of cocoa and very little sugar, so a small bite can taste sharp or 'bitter'. Chefs and bakers use bitter chocolate for strong, rich flavor in cakes, sauces and sweets, so the name tells you it is the dark, 'unsweetened' kind to use in cooking.