tavoletta di cioccolato
/ta.voˈlet.ta di t͡ʃok.koˈla.to/word by word
The English phrase "chocolate bar" is tavoletta di cioccolato in Italian.
Meaning: bar of solid chocolate (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word tavoletta is a diminutive of tavola (meaning table or board), so it literally translates to "small board" or "small tablet."
Which one should you use?
While tavoletta di cioccolato refers to the thin, flat bars found in shops, the phrase barra di cioccolato is more commonly used for large, heavy blocks of chocolate used in industrial settings or for cooking.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 7 syllables, with the stress on the 3rd syllable: /ta.voˈlet.ta di tʃok.koˈla.to/.
Did you know?
- The Italian word cioccolato traces its ancestry back to the Nahuatl word chocolātl, the language of the Aztecs.
- If you want just one piece of a tavoletta di cioccolato, you would ask for a quadretto, which means a 'little square'.
- The word tavola, which forms the basis of tavoletta, can also be used to mean a 'timetable' or a 'mathematical table' in Italian.
Examples in context
- Vorrei una tavoletta di cioccolato, per favore.I would like a chocolate bar, please.
- Mi piace prendere una barretta di cioccolato dopo pranzo.I like to have a chocolate bar after lunch.
- Vuoi una tavoletta di cioccolato?Do you want a chocolate bar?
- Ho comprato una tavoletta di cioccolato fondente.I bought a dark chocolate bar.
- Questa tavoletta di cioccolato è molto buona.This chocolate bar is very good.
Example conversation
Martina and Alessandro are at the supermarket.
- MartinaAlessandro, prendi una tavoletta di cioccolato?Alessandro, can you grab a chocolate bar?
- AlessandroCerto, quale preferisci?Sure, which one do you prefer?
- MartinaPrendi quella con le nocciole.Get the one with hazelnuts.
- AlessandroVa bene, la metto nel carrello.All right, I'll put it in the cart.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (tavoletta, di, cioccolato) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cioccolato, di, CC BY-SA 4.0.
