tsokolate

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chocolate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃokoˈlate/ [t͡ʃo.koˈl̪a.te]
• IPA^(key): /tsokoˈlate/ [t͡so.koˈl̪a.te]
• Hyphenation: tso‧ko‧la‧te

Noun

tsokoláte (Basahan spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜆᜒ)

1. chocolate (confection/candy, bar, syrup, powder, etc.)
2. hot chocolate (beverage)

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• sikwate

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chocolate. Doublet of tsokoleyt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsokoˈlate/ [t̪s̪o.koˈl̪a.t̪e]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: tso‧ko‧la‧te

Noun

tsokoláte (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜆᜒ)

1. hot chocolate (beverage)

Usage notes

• tsokolate is used for any type of hot chocolate beverage, while sikwate is specifically the beverage made from tablea

Related terms

• tsokoleyt

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tsokulate
• sikulate, tsikulate — archaic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Classical Nahuatl chocolatlbor.

Spanish chocolatebor.

Tagalog tsokolate

Borrowed from Spanish chocolate, from a Classical Nahuatl word, possibly from chocolātl. See more at English chocolate. Compare Cebuano sikwate and Chamorro chokolåti / chikulåti.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃokoˈlate/ [t͡ʃo.xoˈlaː.t̪ɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsokoˈlate/ [t͡so.xoˈlaː.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: tso‧ko‧la‧te

Noun

tsokolate (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜆᜒ)

1. chocolate (confection/candy, bar, syrup, powder, etc.)
2. hot chocolate (beverage)

Derived terms

• ipagtsokolate
• magtsokolate
• tsokolatihan
• tsokolatihin

See also

• kakaw
• kokwa
• tabliya

Adjective

tsokolate (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜆᜒ)

1. chocolate; dark brown (color)

   Synonym: kayumanggi

   tsokolate:  

   kulay tsokolate ― chocolate color

2. made of or flavored with chocolate

   lasang tsokolate ― chocolate flavor

Further reading

• “tsokolate”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “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