chocolate (ˈtʃɒkəlɪt
;ˈtʃɒklɪt;-lət)
Definitions
noun
- a food preparation made from roasted ground cacao seeds, usually sweetened and flavoured
- a drink or sweetmeat made from this
- a moderate to deep brown colour
- ((as adjective) ⇒
a chocolate carpet
Alternative Forms
ˈchocolaty adjectiveWord Origin
C17: from Spanish, from Aztec xocolatl, from xococ sour, bitter + atl waterTranslations
- British English:
chocolate
Chocolate is a sweet food made from cocoa beans....a bar of chocolate.ˈtʃɒkəlɪt; ˈtʃɒklɪt; -lət NOUN ...a bar of chocolate.
- Spanish:
chocolate
nm
- French:
chocolat
nm
- German:
Schokolade
nf
- Chinese: 巧克力 n
- Arabic: شكولاتة n
- Portuguese: chocolate nm
- Russian: шоколад nm
- Croatian: čokolada nf
- Czech: čokoláda nf
- Danish: chokolade nutr
- Dutch: chocolade nm
- Finnish: suklaa n
- Greek: σοκολάτα nf
- Italian: cioccolata nf
- Japanese: チョコレート n
- Korean: 초콜릿 n
- Norwegian: sjokolade nm
- Polish: czekolada nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: chocolate nm
- European Spanish:
chocolate
nm
- Swedish: choklad nutr
- Thai: ช็อกโกแลต n
- Turkish: çikolata n
- Vietnamese: sô cô la n