Phrase guide

dark chocolate

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌdɑɹk ˈtʃɑk.lɪt/
  • UK: /ˌdɑːk ˈtʃɒk.lət/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Chocolate that has not had milk products added to lighten and sweeten it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A serving or a variety of this chocolate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bittersweet chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chocolate

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شُوكُولَاتَةٌ سَوْدَاء (šūkūlātatun sawdāʔ) — type of chocolate
  • Armenian: մուգ շոկոլադ (mug šokolad) — type of chocolate
  • Belarusian: цёмны шакала́д (cjómny šakalád) — type of chocolate
  • Bengali: ডার্ক চকলেট (ḍark cokoleṭ) — type of chocolate
  • Bulgarian: тъ́мен шокола́д (tǎ́men šokolád) — type of chocolate
  • Chinese Cantonese: 黑朱古力 — type of chocolate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑巧克力 (hēiqiǎokèlì) — type of chocolate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑巧 (hēiqiǎo) — type of chocolate
  • Czech: hořká čokoláda — type of chocolate
  • Danish: mørk chokolade — type of chocolate
  • Dutch: pure chocolade — type of chocolate
  • Faroese: svartur sjokuláta — type of chocolate
  • Finnish: tumma suklaa — type of chocolate
  • French: chocolat noir — type of chocolate
  • Georgian: შავი შოკოლადი (šavi šoḳoladi) — type of chocolate
  • German: Bitterschokolade — type of chocolate
  • German: Zartbitterschokolade — type of chocolate
  • Greek: σοκολάτα υγείας (sokoláta ygeías) — type of chocolate
  • Greek: μαύρη σοκολάτα (mávri sokoláta) — type of chocolate
  • Greek: σκούρη σοκολάτα (skoúri sokoláta) — type of chocolate
  • Hindi: डार्क चॉकलेट (ḍārk cŏkleṭ) — type of chocolate
  • Hindi: डार्क चाकलेट (ḍārk cākleṭ) — type of chocolate
  • Hungarian: étcsokoládé — type of chocolate
  • Hungarian: keserű csokoládé — type of chocolate
  • Indonesian: cokelat hitam — type of chocolate
  • Irish: seacláid dhubh — type of chocolate
  • Irish: seacláid dhorcha — type of chocolate
  • Italian: cioccolato fondente — type of chocolate
  • Japanese: ダークチョコレート (dāku chokorēto) — type of chocolate
  • Korean: 다크 초콜릿 (dakeu chokollit) — type of chocolate
  • Macedonian: темно чокола́до (temno čokoládo) — type of chocolate
  • Malay: coklat gelap — type of chocolate
  • Manx: shocklaid ghoo — type of chocolate
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mørk sjokolade — type of chocolate
  • Polish: czekolada gorzka — type of chocolate
  • Portuguese: chocolate amargo — type of chocolate
  • Romanian: ciocolată neagră — type of chocolate
  • Russian: тёмный шокола́д (tjómnyj šokolád) — type of chocolate
  • Serbo-Croatian: тамна чоколада — type of chocolate
  • Serbo-Croatian: црна чоколада — type of chocolate
  • Serbo-Croatian: tamna čokolada — type of chocolate
  • Serbo-Croatian: crna čokolada — type of chocolate
  • Slovak: horká čokoláda — type of chocolate
  • Slovene: temna čokolada — type of chocolate
  • Spanish: chocolate amargo — type of chocolate
  • Swedish: mörk choklad — type of chocolate
  • Tagalog: tsokolateng maitim — type of chocolate
  • Thai: ดาร์กช็อกโกแลต (dáak-chɔ́k-goo-lɛ́t) — type of chocolate
  • Turkish: bitter — type of chocolate
  • Turkish: bitter çikolata — type of chocolate
  • Turkish: koyu çikolata — type of chocolate
  • Ukrainian: те́мний шокола́д (témnyj šokolád) — type of chocolate
  • Vietnamese: sôcôla đen — type of chocolate
  • Vietnamese: sô-cô-la đen — type of chocolate
  • Welsh: siocled tywyll — type of chocolate