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chocolate bar

chocolate bar

25 1.0
A solid sweet made from cocoa, shaped like a bar to eat as a snack
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɔkəlɪt bɑr/
translation icon : tableta de chocolate
  • Throw some of those chocolate bars in the freezer for a cold treat.
  • eating a chocolate bar
  • buy a chocolate bar
  • dark chocolate bar

Are people going to stop buying Walmart chocolate bars because of recession?

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Examples

  • I have this Hershey's cookies and cream chocolate bar I can't open up.

  • A big grab for all the chocolate bars on that low shelf near the till.

  • You eat a chocolate bar while you think of some options.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Healthier than a chocolate bar, right?

  • So a friend of mine from Switzerland had sent me a box of these, like, big Swiss chocolate bars as a gift over the summer.

  • We have hot soup, crackers, and a chocolate bar each.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • A lint milk chocolate bar with caramel.

  • Now we need Graham crackers, chocolate bars and marshmallows.

  • After a long day, I enjoyed a delicious chocolate bar as a sweet treat.

  • She picked a chocolate bar from the shelf to satisfy her cravings for something sweet.

Synonyms

candy bar
vschocolate bar
  • US
71 1.0

A sweet made of chocolate or sugar that you eat as a snack

is mainly a solid plain chocolate treat without extra fillings
choco
vschocolate bar
  • Indian
5 8.2

A small bar or sweet made from chocolate

is the neutral standard term used in normal speech
Hershey bar
vschocolate bar
4 1.4

A rectangular milk chocolate bar made by the Hershey company

is the general term for any solid rectangular chocolate snack
chocolate candy
vschocolate bar
  • US
1 1.0

A small sweet made with chocolate and eaten as a treat

is the specific solid rectangular chocolate snack rather than other shapes
choc
vschocolate bar
  • UK
1 6.4

A small piece of chocolate often from a box

is the neutral name for the solid rectangular chocolate snack

How Dark

chocolate bar
25 1.0

Surface Forms

chocolate bar singular

Morphology

chocolate + bar

The meaning 'a solid, bar-shaped piece of chocolate' is directly and transparently composed from 'chocolate' (confection) + 'bar' (a long rigid piece), so a learner who knows both words can infer the compound meaning. This simple noun-noun compounding pattern is common across languages and in English, making it immediately accessible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Chocolate bar The name chocolate bar comes from making chocolate into a solid bar you can hold and break into pieces. So it means 'a solid, bar-shaped piece of chocolate' that people eat as a small sweet treat.