chocolate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Australia) IPA: /ˈtʃɔklət/, /ˈtʃɔkələt/; X-SAMPA: /"tSOkl@t/, /"tSOk@l@t/
- (UK) IPA: /ˈtʃɒklət/, /ˈtʃɒkələt/; X-SAMPA: /"tSQkl@t/, /"tSQk@l@t/
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Audio (UK) (file) - (US) IPA: /ˈtʃɑklət/, /ˈtʃɔklət/, X-SAMPA: /"tSAkl@t/, /"tSOkl@t/
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Noun [edit]
chocolate (countable and uncountable; plural chocolates)
- (uncountable) A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans
- Chocolate is a very popular treat.
- (countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate
- He bought her some chocolates as a gift.
- (uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate
- As he cooked it the whole thing turned a rich, deep chocolate.
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chocolate colour:
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Adjective [edit]
chocolate (comparative more chocolate, superlative most chocolate)
- Made of or containing chocolate.
- Having a dark reddish-brown colour/color.
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See also [edit]
References [edit]
- “chocolate” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- 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.
External links [edit]
Chocolate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chocolate in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Asturian [edit]
Noun [edit]
chocolate m (plural chocolates)
- Alternative form of chicolate.
French [edit]
Adjective [edit]
chocolate
- feminine form of chocolat
Galician [edit]
Noun [edit]
chocolate m (plural chocolates)
Interlingua [edit]
Noun [edit]
chocolate (plural chocolates)
Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl, possibly from xocolātl or chocolātl (a late attestation), though the etymology is unclear. See chocolate.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
chocolate m (plural chocolates)
Derived terms [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Classical Nahuatl, possibly from xocolātl or chocolātl (a late attestation), though the etymology is unclear. See chocolate.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
chocolate m (plural chocolates)
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Descendants [edit]
- English terms derived from Nahuatl
- English terms derived from Spanish
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English adjectives
- en:Browns
- en:Foods
- en:Sweets
- Asturian nouns
- Asturian alternative forms
- French adjective forms
- Galician nouns
- gl:Foods
- gl:Sweets
- Interlingua nouns
- ia:Foods
- ia:Sweets
- Portuguese terms derived from Spanish
- Portuguese terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Portuguese nouns
- pt:Browns
- pt:Foods
- pt:Sweets
- Spanish terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish slang
- es:Recreational drugs
- es:Sweets