Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semisweet chocolate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: semisweet- -choco-late
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Chocolate with a cocoa content greater than that of milk chocolate and lower than that of dark chocolate.

Uncountable

noun

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Semisweet chocolate or bittersweet chocolate is sweet chocolate that contains not less than 35 percent by weight of chocolate liquor complying with the requirements of Sec. 163.111 and calculated in the same manner as set forth in paragraph (a)(2) of this section."
"The name of the food is “sweet chocolate”, “sweet chocolate coating”, “semisweet chocolate”, “semisweet chocolate coating”, “bittersweet chocolate”, or “bittersweet chocolate coating”, as appropriate."

Usage

Uncountable
American usage

Inflected Forms

semisweet chocolates (plural)

Questions

What does semisweet chocolate mean?: Chocolate with a cocoa content greater than that of milk chocolate and lower than that of dark chocolate.

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