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Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chocolate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃokoˈlate/
- IPA(key): /tsokoˈlate/
- Hyphenation: tso‧ko‧la‧te
Noun
tsokoláte (Basahan spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜆᜒ)
- chocolate (confection/candy, bar, syrup, powder, etc.)
- hot chocolate (beverage)
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chocolate. Doublet of tsokoleyt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsokoˈlate/
- Hyphenation: tso‧ko‧la‧te
Noun
tsokoláte (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜆᜒ)
- hot chocolate (beverage)
Usage notes
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chocolate, from a Classical Nahuatl word, possibly from chocolātl.
Pronunciation
Noun
tsokolate (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜆᜒ)
- chocolate (confection/candy, bar, syrup, powder, etc.)
- hot chocolate (beverage)
Derived terms
See also
Adjective
tsokolate (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜆᜒ)
- chocolate; dark brown (color)
- Synonym: kayumanggi
tsokolate:
- kulay tsokolate ― chocolate color
- made of or flavored with chocolate
- lasang tsokolate ― chocolate flavor
Further reading
- “tsokolate”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “tsokolate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 2531