ch·ocolât

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

chocolà (Valdôtain) chocolâ (Bressan) chocolât (ORB, broad)

Etymology

Borrowed from French chocolat.

Pronunciation

• (Valdôtain): [ʃokoˈla]
• (Bressan): [ʃokoˈlɑ]

• (Valdôtain)
  • [ʃokoˈla] (chocolà)
• (Bressan)
  • [ʃokoˈlɑ] (chocolâ)

Noun

ch·ocolât m (plural ch·ocolâts) (ORB, broad)

1. chocolate

Notes

⟨ch·⟩ and ⟨j·⟩ (likewise ⟨g·⟩) are used to indicate [ʃ] and [ʒ] in words that have these sounds in all or nearly all dialects. Such words are generally borrowed from French. The interpunct, which is optional, is intended to distinguish the preceding graphemes from the ⟨ch⟩ and ⟨j⟩ (likewise ⟨g⟩ before front vowels) used in native words to indicate a variety of sounds that vary by dialect, for instance [t͡s] and [d͡z] or [θ] and [ð].

References

• chocolat in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• ch·ocolât in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

• chocolat in Patois VdA: Le site du Francoprovençal en Vallée d'Aoste – on patoisvda.org