chocolate
/ˈtʃɔklət/
noun
Common
1.n.a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
2.n.a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
3.n.a medium brown to dark-brown color
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chocolate and coffee share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. chocolate means “a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot”. coffee means “a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans”. coffee is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈtʃɔklət/
1.n.a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
2.n.a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
3.n.a medium brown to dark-brown color
/ˈkɑfi/
| chocolate | coffee | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃɔklət/ | /ˈkɑfi/ |
| Said | CHAW-kluht | KAH-fee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 9 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 3 | 4 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | cocoa, hot chocolate, drinking chocolate | java |
Full entry for chocolate · Full entry for coffee · More comparisons
1.n.a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
“he ordered a cup of coffee”
2.n.any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
3.n.a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee