tsokolate

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chocolate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃokoˈlate/ [t͡ʃo.koˈl̪a.te]
  • IPA(key): /tsokoˈlate/ [t͡so.koˈl̪a.te]
  • Hyphenation: tso‧ko‧la‧te

Noun

tsokoláte (Basahan spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜆᜒ)

  1. chocolate (confection/candy, bar, syrup, powder, etc.)
  2. hot chocolate (beverage)

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chocolate. Doublet of tsokoleyt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsokoˈlate/ [t̪s̪o.koˈl̪a.t̪e]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tso‧ko‧la‧te

Noun

tsokoláte (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜆᜒ)

  1. hot chocolate (beverage)

Usage notes

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • tsokulate
  • sikulate, tsikulatearchaic

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish chocolate, from a Classical Nahuatl word, possibly from chocolātl. See more at English chocolate. Compare Cebuano sikwate.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃokoˈlate/ [t͡ʃo.xoˈlaː.t̪ɛ]
      • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsokoˈlate/ [t͡so.xoˈlaː.t̪ɛ]
    • Rhymes: -ate
    • Syllabification: tso‧ko‧la‧te

    Noun

    tsokolate (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜆᜒ)

    1. chocolate (confection/candy, bar, syrup, powder, etc.)
    2. hot chocolate (beverage)

    Derived terms

    • ipagtsokolate
    • magtsokolate
    • tsokolatihan
    • tsokolatihin

    See also

    Adjective

    tsokolate (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜆᜒ)

    1. chocolate; dark brown (color)
      Synonym: kayumanggi
      tsokolate:  
      kulay tsokolatechocolate color
    2. made of or flavored with chocolate
      lasang tsokolatechocolate flavor

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