Schokolade

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch chocolade, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃokoˈlaːdə/
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  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

Schokolade f (genitive Schokolade, plural Schokoladen)

  1. chocolate (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans)
    Synonyms: (Switzerland, Alemannic) Schoggi, (Swabian) Schoglad, (Central Bavarian) Schokolad, Schoklad, (East Central German) Schoglade
  2. cocoa drink
    Synonyms: (Alemannic) Schoggi, (Swabian) Schoglad, (Central Bavarian) Schokolad, Schoklad, (East Central German) Schoglade

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Danish: chokolade
    • Greenlandic: sukkulaat
    • Icelandic: súkkulaði
  • Estonian: šokolaad
  • Kashubian: szokòlôda
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjokolade
  • Russian: шокола́д (šokolád) (see there for further descendants)
  • Ukrainian: шокола́д (šokolád)

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