choc

See also: choć

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: chock

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

choc (countable and uncountable, plural chocs)

1. (informal) chocolate
   • mint choc chip ice cream
   • a box of chocs

Derived terms

• choc ice

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French

Etymology

16th century, from choquer (“to hit, to shock”); influenced by Italian cicoco.

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔk/

• audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔk

Noun

choc m (plural chocs)

1. hit, strike
2. shock (surprise, startling)
3. electrical shock
4. clash

Derived terms

• choquer
• pare-choc

Descendants

Descendants of choc in other languages

• Danish: chok
• Georgian: შოკი (šoḳi)
• Greek: σοκ (sok)

• Italian: choc
• Russian: шок (šok)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃɔk/, /tʃɒk/

Noun

choc m (plural chocs)

1. (Louisiana) Alternative form of tchoque (“blackbird”)

Further reading

• “choc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Interlingua

Noun

choc (plural chocs or choches)

1. shock

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French choc.

Noun

choc m (uncountable)

1. shock