chocolate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.1.1 References 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 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 xocolatl (e.g. American Heritage Dictionary 2000) or chocolatl (e.g. dictionary.com 2006), which would be derived from xococ, bitter, and atl, water, (with an irregular change of x to ch). Dakin and Wichmann (2000) propose that the chocol- element refers to a special wooden stick used to prepare chocolate.

However, the form xocolatl is not directly attested, and chocolatl does not appear in Nahuatl until the mid-18th century, which may indicate another origin. The word may come instead from a Mayan language.

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

[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] Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA: /ˈʧɒklɪt/, SAMPA: /"tSQklIt/ or IPA: /ˈʧɒkəlɪt/, SAMPA: /"tSQk@lIt/
• (US): IPA: /ˈʧɑklət/, SAMPA: /"tSAkl@t/ or IPA: /ˈʧɑkələt/, SAMPA: /"tSAk@l@t/
• (Aus): IPA: /ˈʧɒklət/, SAMPA: /"tSQkl@t/ or IPA: /ˈʧɒkələt/, SAMPA: /"tSQk@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) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate.

   chocolate colour:

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

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[edit] Adjective

chocolate (not comparable)

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

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See Derived terms for the noun

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[edit] See also

• 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

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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.

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.

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