tsokolate
tsokoláte with stress marks
chocolate; brown color
Usage Note
Tsokolate is borrowed from Spanish chocolate and in Philippine culture most famously refers to the traditional hot drink made from tablea (pressed cacao tablets), a staple merienda especially in the Visayas and in old colonial recipes. As an adjective it describes a deep brown color.
Examples
" Gusto ko ng mainit na tsokolate. "
Natural Translation
I want some hot chocolate.
Literal Translation
Want I of hot chocolate.
" Kumain siya ng matamis na tsokolate. "
Natural Translation
He/She ate sweet chocolate.
Literal Translation
Ate he/she of sweet chocolate.
" Tuwing Pasko, gumagawa ang lola ko ng mainit na tsokolate mula sa tablea para sa buong pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Every Christmas, my grandmother makes hot chocolate from tablea for the whole family.
Literal Translation
Every Christmas, makes the grandmother my of hot chocolate from tablea for the whole family.
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