CHOCOLATE

Chocolate

Chocolate is a processed, typically sweetened food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central America and Northern South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC. The majority of the Mesoamerican people made chocolate beverages, including the Aztecs, who made it into a beverage known as xocolātl, a Nahuatl word meaning "bitter water". The seeds of the cacao tree have an intense bitter taste, and must be fermented to develop the flavor.

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chocolate

Noun

  1. A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans
    Chocolate is a very popular treat.
  2. A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate
    He bought her some chocolates as a gift.
  3. A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate
    As he cooked it the whole thing turned a rich, deep chocolate.

Adjective

  1. Made of or containing chocolate.
  2. Having a dark reddish-brown colour/color.


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