chocolate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 References 1.7 External links 2 French 2.1 Adjective 3 Galician 3.1 Noun 4 Interlingua 4.1 Noun 5 Portuguese 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 6 Spanish 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Pronunciation 6.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Often said to come from Nahuatl xocolātl (e.g. American Heritage Dictionary 2000) or chocolatl (e.g. dictionary.com 2006), which would be derived from xococ, bitter, and ātl, water, (with an irregular change of x to ch). However, the form xocolatl is not directly attested, and chocolatl does not appear in Nahuatl until the mid-18th century. Dakin and Wichmann (2000) propose that the chocol- element refers to a special wooden stick used to prepare chocolate, and suggest the correct etymology to be chicolātl, a word found in several modern Nahuatl dialects.

In any case, the word chocolate reached English via Spanish.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Aus): IPA: /ˈtʃɒklət/, /ˈtʃɒkələt/; SAMPA: /"tSQkl@t/, /"tSQk@l@t/
• (UK): IPA: /ˈtʃɒklɪt/, /ˈtʃɒkəlɪt/; SAMPA: /"tSQklIt/, /"tSQk@lIt/

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• (US, Canada): IPA: /ˈtʃɑklət/, /ˈtʃɑkələt/, SAMPA: /"tSAkl@t/, /"tSAk@l@t/

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[edit] Noun

chocolate (countable and uncountable; plural chocolates)

1. (uncountable) A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.

   Chocolate is a very popular treat.

2. (countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate.

   He bought her some chocolates as a gift.

3. (uncountable, color/colour) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate.

   As he cooked it the whole thing turned a rich deep chocolate.

   chocolate colour:

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[edit] Adjective

chocolate (not comparable)

1. Made of or containing chocolate.
2. (color/colour) Having a dark reddish-brown colour/color.

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See Derived terms for the noun

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black bottom pie Black Forest gateau brownie cacao carob cocoa bean cocoa butter crème de cacao devil’s food cake ganache lamington

marquise mocha mochaccino mole Nanaimo bar praline sacher torte tollhouse cookie truffle Appendix:Colours

[edit] References

• "chocolate." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 17 Nov. 2006. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chocolate>
• "chocolate." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. 17 Nov. 2006. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chocolate>
• Dakin, Karen; Wichmann, Søren. (2000) ‘Cacao and Chocolate: An Uto-Aztec perspective’. Ancient Mesoamerica, vol. 11, pp.55–75.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl. University of Texas Press, p. 54.

[edit] External links

• Chocolate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chocolate in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

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[edit] French

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chocolate f.

1. Feminine of chocolat.

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[edit] Galician

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chocolate m. (plural chocolates)

1. chocolate

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[edit] Interlingua

[edit] Noun

chocolate (plural chocolates)

1. chocolate

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃokoˈlaʧi/

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chocolate m. (plural chocolates)

1. chocolate

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

Possibly from Nahuatl xocoatl, though the etymology is unclear.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʧokoˈlate/, SAMPA: tSoko"late

[edit] Noun

chocolate m. (plural chocolates)

1. chocolate (food made from cocoa beans; confectionery)
2. (slang) hash