chocolatishとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

chocolatish (comparative more chocolatish, superlative most chocolatish)

1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of chocolate.

   Synonyms: chocolatelike, chocolately, chocolaty

   • 1866 June 16, “Pic-nic at Tewkesbury”, in Berrow’s Worcester Journal. […], number 8537, Worcester, Worcestershire: […] Joseph Paul Christopher Hatton, […], →OCLC, page 8, column 3:

     A dusty walk through the old town of Tewkesbury, locally noted for its stocking manufactures and its fine church, was pleasantly succeeded by a delightful walk through green meadows covered with flowers of all hues, and by the river, which we cannot in this notice denominate shining, inasmuch as its colour was somewhat chocolatish, if we may be allowed the expression.

   • 1891 October 21, “A New Southern Drink”, in Pacific Wine and Spirit Review: Journal of Viticulture, volume XXVII, number 6, San Francisco, Calif.: R. M. Wood & Co., →OCLC, page 24, column 2:

     But, strange to say, though the drink was chacolate in color and had a chocolatish taste, there was not a piece of chocolate in the drink- […]

   • 1916 September 17, “Elizabeth Ann”, in The Courier-Journal, volume CXXVI, number 17,427 (New Series), Louisville, Ky., →ISSN, →OCLC, “The Courier-Journal Junior” section, “Opp⹀O’⹀Tunes: Weekly Editorial of Aloha Club President”, page 3, column 2:

     Besides, she makes fudge—perfectly lovely fudge, all whitish and chocolatish and nuttish. Wasn’t it only last January, when I was away down in lonesome land, when Elizabeth Ann sent me the nicest box of whitish and chocolatish fudge you ever saw?

   • 1973, Margaret Storey, “You Lose on the Roundabouts”, in Wrong Gear, London: Faber & Faber, →ISBN, page 14:

     “Thanks. A biscuit-finding light; your car really does have everything.” “Map-reading light. This car’s old as the hills.” “Here. You can have a horrible old chocolate thing or half a digestive, or a wafer—or here’s a whole digestive. Or a custard cream or a bourbon.” “What’s on earth’s a bourbon when it’s a biscuit?” “This sort of chocolatish sandwich object.”