czekolada
/t͡ʂɛ.kɔˈla.da/feminine
czekolada is the Polish word for chocolate.
The word refers to the food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
Meaning: food made from ground roasted cocoa beans (noun)
Which one should you use?
While czekolada is the noun for the food, the related adjective czekoladowy is used to describe something that is the colour of chocolate or is made of or contains chocolate.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
czekolada is a feminine noun. Its forms change depending on the sentence: the genitive singular or nominative plural is czekolady, the accusative singular is czekoladę and the instrumental singular is czekoladą.
How do you pronounce it?
/tʂɛ.kɔˈla.da/. The word has 4 syllables and the stress is on the 3rd syllable.
Did you know?
- The word czekolada comes from the Classical Nahuatl word chocolātl via Spanish and Italian.
- If you want to describe a specific type of chocolate, such as 'dark chocolate', you would use the phrase gorzka czekolada, which literally translates to 'bitter chocolate'.
- Polish distinguishes between czekolada as a general substance and czekoladki to refer specifically to individual pralines or bonbons.
Examples in context
- Ta czekolada bardzo dobrze smakuje.This chocolate tastes really good.This sentence is useful for describing how the czekolada tastes.Tatoeba #3853045 by liori, translation #3357981 by CK
- Gorąca czekolada zrobiona z mleka również zawiera cukry naturalnie występujące w mleku.Hot chocolate made from milk also contains the sugars naturally found in milk.This sentence is useful for discussing how hot czekolada contains certain sugars.Tatoeba #12180490 by polski_ren, translation #11121902 by CM
- Nieważne, jak bardzo usiłujesz przekonać ludzi, że czekolada jest wanilią, to wciąż będzie czekoladą, chociaż może ci się udać przekonać siebie i kilkoro innych, że to wanilia.No matter how much you try to convince people that chocolate is vanilla, it'll still be chocolate, even though you may manage to convince yourself and a few others that it's vanilla.This sentence uses the noun czekolada to discuss the identity of the food.Tatoeba #3095526 by jeedrek, translation #939787 by CK
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Paweł and Agnieszka are at a small grocery store.
- PawełCzy ta czekolada jest gorzka?Is this chocolate dark?
- AgnieszkaTak, to jest gorzka czekolada.Yes, it is dark chocolate.
- PawełTo świetnie, kupię ją dla ciebie.That's great, I will buy it for you.
- AgnieszkaDziękuję ci, Pawle.Thank you, Paweł.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “chocolate” translations and entries czekolada, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries czekolada, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
