sokolete
The Tongan word for chocolate is sokolete.
The term refers to the food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
Meaning: food made from ground roasted cocoa beans (noun)
Did you know?
- While sokolete is the word for the food, Tongan has no single native word for the color brown, often describing it through related objects.
- The Tongan word sokolete is a phonetic transliteration of the English word 'chocolate'.
- Tongan follows a strict consonant-vowel pattern, which is why the English 'chocolate' must be transformed into the rhythmic sokolete.
Example conversation
Ana and Viliami are talking about snacks in the kitchen.
- AnaViliami, ‘ala ‘oku ‘i ai ha sokolete?Viliami, is there any chocolate?
- Viliami‘Io, ‘oku ‘i he pate.Yes, it is in the cupboard.
- AnaMālō, ‘oku ou hola ki ai.Thanks, I am going to get it.
- ViliamiFakafo’ou mai ha kofukofu!Bring back a piece for me!
