Chocolate

/ˈCHäk(ə)lət/

Today is National Chocolate Day! Have you stocked up on candies for this upcoming Halloween?

adjective

1) flavored with carob beans or cacao seeds

“Chocolate is an excellent flavor for ice cream but both unreasonable and disconcerting in chewing gum.”

— Fran Lebowitz (1950 – )

2) of a grayish to deep reddish brown to deep grayish brown

“Personally, I like a chocolate-colored sky.”

— from The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak (1975 – )

noun

3) husked, roasted, and ground cacao seeds, often combined with a sweetener or flavoring agent

“As with most fine things, chocolate has its season. There is a simple memory aid that you can use to determine whether it is the correct time to order chocolate dishes: any month whose name contains the letter A, E, or U is the proper time for chocolate.”

— from Chocolate: The Consuming Passion, by Sandra Boynton (1953 – )

4) a beverage or candy made from chocolate

“There is something so comforting, so soothing about a mug of hot chocolate.”

— from My Secret Guide to Paris, by Lisa Schroeder (1957 – )