Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chocolate \Choc"o*late\, n. [Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the
   cacao. Cf. {Cacao}, {Cocoa}.]
   1. A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the
      {Theobroma Cacao} ground and mixed with other ingredients,
      usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.

   2. The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or
      cake in boiling water or milk.

   {Chocolate house}, a house in which customers may be served
      with chocolate.

   {Chocolate nut}. See {Cacao}.

Source : WordNet®

chocolate
     n 1: a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar;
          usually drunk hot [syn: {cocoa}, {hot chocolate}, {drinking
          chocolate}]
     2: a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
     3: a medium to dark brown color [syn: {coffee}, {deep brown}, {umber},
         {burnt umber}]