Translation
chocolate
Word origin
From Spanish chocolate, which the conquistadors took from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs; the exact Nahuatl form behind it is still debated. The word then spread to nearly every language on earth, and Esperanto joined the queue.
- Origin
- Nahuatl, via Spanish chocolate
- Root
- chocolate
- English cognates
- chocolate
Examples
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The children love hot chocolate in the winter.
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He bought a box of chocolates for his mother.
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Do you prefer chocolate or fruit?
is the drink; a single filled sweet is o or simply . Note , with for a quantity, not .
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