Chocolate vs Umber - What's the difference?
chocolate | umber |
(uncountable) A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans
(uncountable) A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk
(countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate
a brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
A grayling.
A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta ) allied to the storks and herons.
Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
* J. R. Drake
As adjectives the difference between chocolate and umber
is that chocolate is chocolate (attributive) while umber is of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.As a verb chocolate
is .As a noun umber is
a brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.chocolate
English
(wikipedia chocolate)Noun
- Chocolate is a very popular treat.
- He bought her some chocolates as a gift.
- As he cooked it the whole thing turned a rich, deep chocolate .
Derived terms
* bar of chocolate * choc * choccy * chocoholic * chocolate-box * chocolate chip * chocolate leather * chocolate phosphate * chocolate plastic * chocolate tree * chocolatey, chocolaty * compound chocolate * dark chocolate * hot chocolate * milk chocolate * modeling chocolate, modelling chocolate * plain chocolate * white chocolateSee also
* black bottom pie * Black Forest gateau * brownie * cacao * carob * cocoa bean * cocoa butter * * devil's food cake * ganache * lamington * marquise * mocha * mochaccino * mole * Nanaimo bar * praline * sacher torte * tollhouse cookie * truffle *References
* * 2000 , Karen Dakin, Søren Wichmann, ‘Cacao and Chocolate: An Uto-Aztec perspective’, Ancient Mesoamerica , vol. 11, pages 55–75. * 1983 , Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (University of Texas Press), page 54.umber
English
(wikipedia umber)Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(-)- Their harps are of the umber shade / That hides the blush of waking day.