Kilo Lingo

le

masculine

/ʃɔ.kɔ.la/

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Translation

chocolate

Word origin

From Spanish chocolate, from Nahuatl xocolatl, the Aztec name for the cacao drink. The same chain gave English 'chocolate'.

Origin
Nahuatl
Root
xocolatl
English cognates
chocolate

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralchocolats

Examples

J' .

I love dark chocolate with a coffee.

' .

She gave me a box of chocolates for Christmas.

.

Hot chocolate is perfect when it is cold.

?

Would you like milk chocolate or dark chocolate?

.

My son eats too much chocolate in the evening.

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This word is part of lesson 30.