chocolaty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃɔk.lɪt.i/ (General-American)
- /-lət-/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /-lət-/ (General-American)
- /ˈt͡ʃɑk.lɪt.i/ (cot-caught-merger)
Etymology
Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl chocolātlbor. Spanish chocolatebor. English chocolat(e) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chocolaty From chocolat(e) + -y.
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to, or containing chocolate.
Molten Chocolate Cakes are wonderfully oozy and chocolaty — many people think they're better than a chocolate layer cake.
2005, Pamela Anderson, Perfect Recipes For Having People Over:
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Of, pertaining to, or containing chocolate. ▸ Resembling chocolate in taste.
2004 Charles Einstein - Willie's Time: Baseball's Golden Age “Chocolaty covered caramel and pea nuts” said a legend in small print on the wrapper. It had to say “Chocolaty” instead of “Chocolate” because there was no chocolate in it.
- (figuratively, of the voice) Smooth, alluring, and deep or rich.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chocolatiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| chocolatier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| chocolatey | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
chocolately · chocolatish · chocolatelike
Translations (10)
gv shocklaidagh (containing chocolate) · az şokoladlı (containing chocolate) · es chocolateado (chocolate-like) · gv shocklaidagh (chocolate-like) · cy siocledaidd (containing chocolate) · de schokoladig (containing chocolate) · pl czekoladopodobny (chocolate-like) · cy siocledaidd (chocolate-like) · pl czekoladowy (containing chocolate) · de schokoladig (chocolate-like)
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