chocolade

chocolade

See also: Chocolade

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, of uncertain origin; see that entry for more information.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌʃoː.koːˈlaː.də/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: cho‧co‧la‧de

    Noun

    chocolade m (uncountable, no diminutive)

    1. chocolate

    Usage notes

    • In the past some dictionaries prescribed a feminine gender, likely because of analogy with terms that have the ending -ade. This prescription does not seem to have had any basis in common usage or etymology, however.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Afrikaans: sjokolade
    • → Lokono: sokolati
    • → Aukan: sukaati
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: shokolá
    • → German: Schokolade (see there for further descendants)
    • → Indonesian: coklat, cokelat, cokola, soklat
    • → West Frisian: sûkelade
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