CHOCOLATE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
Categories: Food, Solid food
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
a medium brown to dark-brown color
Categories: Brown, Brownness
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "chocolate" comes from Yucatec Maya chocol, which was borrowed from Spanish chocolate. Many other languages have similar words:
- Classical Nahuatl: ātl
🧩 Fun Fact
English's willingness to borrow from any language makes it one of the largest vocabularies in the world.