tsokolate
/t͡ʃokoˈlate/
tsokolate is the Tagalog word for chocolate.
The word refers to food made from ground roasted cocoa beans. It can be used as a noun or, through related forms, as an adjective to describe color or the contents of a food item.
Meaning: food made from ground roasted cocoa beans (noun)
Which one should you use?
The noun form is tsokolate. To describe a color, use kulay tsokolate. To use the word as an adjective meaning 'made of or containing chocolate', you can use either tsokolateng or tsokolate na.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The form tsokolateng is used when the word functions as an adjective modifying a following noun, created by attaching the linker -ng to the word.
How do you pronounce it?
/tʃokoˈlate/
Did you know?
- The word tsokolate is a loanword from Spanish, which in turn borrowed it from the Classical Nahuatl word chocolātl spoken in ancient Mexico.
- Traditional Filipino tsokolate is often prepared using a batirol, a wooden whisk used to froth the drink in a clay pot.
- In the Philippines, hot tsokolate is a classic pairing for pan de sal, the local salty bread rolls.
Examples in context
- Mahilig din siya sa tsokolate.He likes chocolate, too.This sentence shows how to express a preference for tsokolate.Tatoeba #12149669 by qwertzu, translation #12057156 by Pacific
- Sinong gusto ng mainit na tsokolate?Who wants some hot chocolate?This sentence is useful for offering someone a hot drink containing tsokolate.Tatoeba #1881380 by nonong, translation #1706 by CK
- Gumagawa ng tsokolateng keyk si Daniel.Daniel is making chocolate cake.This sentence demonstrates the use of the adjective form tsokolateng to modify a noun.Tatoeba #5077296 by nonong, translation #5296492 by katalex
- Gusto kong kainin ang tsokolate na iyan.I want to eat that chocolate.
- Mayroon ba kayong ibang flavor ng tsoko?Do you have other flavors of chocolate?
- 15 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ricardo and Maria are at a candy store.
- RicardoGusto mo ba ng tsokolate?Do you want some chocolate?
- MariaOo, paborito ko ang tsokolate.Yes, chocolate is my favorite.
- RicardoAnong klaseng tsokolate ang gusto mo?What kind of chocolate do you want?
- MariaGusto ko ng dark chocolate, Ricardo.I want dark chocolate, Ricardo.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “chocolate” translations and entries tsokolate, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tsokolate, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
