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adj
Addicted or seemingly addicted to chocolate; characteristic of a chocoholic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Someone who has such a liking for chocolate that they appear to be addicted to it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Synonyms: chocolatoholic, chocomaniac
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl chocolātlbor. Spanish chocolatebor. English chocolate Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English chocoholic From choco(late) + -holic.
Across languages
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