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chocolat

chocolate

noun shoh-koh-LAH Less Common
Food & Drink Dishes

Origin: Nahuatl xocolātl (bitter water) via Spanish

Usage Note

Chocolat has a silent final 't'. Chocolat noir is dark chocolate, chocolat au lait is milk chocolate, and chocolat blanc is white chocolate. Être chocolat is an old informal expression meaning 'to be had' or 'left with nothing', though it is rarely used today.

Examples

"Elle boit un chocolat chaud chaque matin."

Natural Translation

She drinks a hot chocolate every morning.

Literal Translation

She drinks a chocolate hot each morning

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