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ciocolată
chocolate /tʃo.ko.ˈla.tə/
noun#1806 most common
Also: a chocolate bar, a piece of chocolate
Example sentences
Eu mănânc ciocolată.
I eat chocolate.
Copilul vrea o ciocolată caldă.
The child wants a hot chocolate.
Am cumpărat o tabletă de ciocolată neagră de la magazin.
I bought a bar of dark chocolate from the store.
Bunica face prăjituri cu ciocolată pentru sărbători.
Grandma makes cakes with chocolate for the holidays.
Aroma intensă a ciocolatei belgiene a cucerit rapid piața românească.
The intense aroma of Belgian chocolate quickly won over the Romanian market.
Deși specialiștii avertizează asupra consumului excesiv de zahăr, ciocolata rămâne, pentru mulți, un mic răsfăț cotidian greu de abandonat.
Although experts warn about excessive sugar consumption, chocolate remains, for many, a small daily indulgence hard to give up.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ciocolată | ciocolate |
| Genitive | ciocolate | ciocolate |
| Accusative | ciocolată | ciocolate |
| Vocative | ciocolato | ciocolatelor |
Word family
ciocolatiuchocolate-colored, brownish
ciocolatierchocolatier, chocolate maker
ciocolatăriechocolate shop
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "ciocolată" from French "chocolat" in the 19th century, part of a wave of French loanwords that reshaped Romanian vocabulary during that era. French in turn took the word from Spanish "chocolate", which came from Nahuatl "xocolātl", a term for a bitter cacao drink made by the Aztecs. The word therefore traces back to Mesoamerica, not to any Indo-European root.
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