dark chocolate

noun

: chocolate that is dark in color and contains a high percentage cocoa and cocoa butter, usually no milk, and varying amounts of sugar
Imagine opening your mailbox and finding a three-pound bar of 70 percent pure dark chocolate.Elizabeth Eilender
The tart mousse was served in a dark chocolate cup, topped with meringue, and finished with a crisp wafer.Fran Bellamy
compare milk chocolate, white chocolate

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Many people claim that dark chocolate eases the pain, and studies support these claims. Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 2 Oct. 2025 Full Proof features notes of vanilla, fresh tobacco, leather, and subtle clove on the nose, rich in honey sweetness on the palate, with touches of raisins, black pepper and a smoky oak finish that quickly transforms into toffee and dark chocolate. Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025 Her family and friends will gather at the Press Club later this fall to celebrate her life and legacy over dark chocolate and red wine with ice cubes, her favorites. Susan Greene, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025 The result is a tasty 95-proof bourbon with notes of ripe berries, cinnamon, dark chocolate, tannic oak, and black pepper on the palate. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dark chocolate

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dark chocolate was in 1896

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“Dark chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20chocolate. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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