pépite de chocolat
feminine
Chocolate chip in French is pépite de chocolat.
pépite de chocolat names both a single piece of chocolate and the ingredient used in baked goods such as cookies.
Meaning: small piece of chocolate (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term literally means nugget of chocolate.
How does it change in a sentence?
pépite is feminine. For chocolate chips in the plural, say pépites de chocolat.
Did you know?
- In French, the word pépite is often used as slang to describe a rare, high-quality find or a hidden gem of a person.
- The term chocolat traces its ancestry back to the Nahuatl word 'chocolātl', linking the phrase to ancient Mesoamerican history.
- In a French bakery, you are looking for pépites de chocolat rather than 'copeaux', which would refer to actual wood or thin shavings.
Examples in context
- Pourriez-vous ajouter quelques pépites de chocolat à la tarte, s'il vous plaît?Could you add some chocolate chips to the pie, please?
- J'adore les cookies aux pépites de chocolat!I love chocolate chip cookies!
- Il y a une pépite de chocolat sur la table.There is a chocolate chip on the table.
- Cette pépite de chocolat est très petite.This chocolate chip is very small.
Example conversation
Chloé and Lucas are sharing a cookie in the kitchen.
- ChloéTu veux une pépite de chocolat, Lucas ?Do you want a chocolate chip, Lucas?
- LucasOui, merci Chloé.Yes, thank you Chloé.
- ChloéPrends cette pépite de chocolat.Take this chocolate chip.
- LucasElle est délicieuse !It is delicious!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “chocolate chip” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries chocolat, de, pépite, CC BY-SA 4.0.
