drinking chocolate
nounUK /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈtʃɒklət/
US /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈtʃɑːklət/
Drinking chocolate is a warm, sweet drink made from melted chocolate and milk.
On a cold day, she warmed her hands around a mug of drinking chocolate.
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2. A thick, rich chocolate mixture melted into hot milk, often served in cafes.
The cafe's drinking chocolate was so thick it was almost like pudding.
3. Chocolate sold in flakes or blocks meant to be melted for making a hot drink.
He bought a tin of drinking chocolate to keep in the pantry.
4. A comforting hot drink associated with winter and cold weather.
Sipping drinking chocolate by the fire felt like the perfect winter evening.