hot chocolate
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- noun
- /hɑt ˈʧɔkəlɪt/
- After the snowball fight, we warmed up with steaming hot chocolate topped with whipped cream.
- a cup of hot chocolate
- drink hot chocolate
- sip hot chocolate
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Watch on YouTubeHi, can I please get a hot chocolate with skimmed milk?
- Hi, can I please get a hot chocolate with skimmed milk?
- So we're having hot chocolate and my phone rings.
- And the way we made hot chocolate was with milk.
- Next I got these little hot chocolate like bombs.
- Make yourself a hot chocolate cuddle under a snuggie.
- I make brain healthy hot chocolate virtually every day.
Examples
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A nice warm drink like tea, hot chocolate, or even lemon water can soothe stress away.
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Hi, can I please get a hot chocolate with skimmed milk?
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Now we have traditional hot chocolate every night.
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Actually, I would like a hot chocolate.
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How about some hot chocolate, huh ?
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Want some more hot chocolate?
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So we're having hot chocolate and my phone rings.
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And the way we made hot chocolate was with milk.
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I said I'd get you a hot chocolate.
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I'd sure like a cup of hot chocolate.
Synonyms
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Hot drink made from powder of roasted cacao beans with milk and sugar
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A hot drink made by mixing cocoa powder, milk, and sugar
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A hot sweet drink made from cocoa and milk
How Hot
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is a direct combination of 'hot' (warm) and 'chocolate' (the cocoa-based drink/food), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer it refers to a warm chocolate drink. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard adjective + noun modification, making the expression transparent.
Etymology
Hot chocolate comes from the simple idea of melting chocolate into hot milk or water to make a warm, sweet drink. That's why it means 'a sweet, warm drink'.