chispas de chocolate
/t͡ʃispas de t͡ʃokolate/from spelling rules
The English phrase chocolate morsels is translated into Spanish as chispas de chocolate.
In a culinary context, chispas de chocolate is the standard way to refer to chocolate chips. You may also use trozos de chocolate negro if you specifically mean dark chocolate morsels.
What does it mean word for word?
The word chispas literally means sparks, a term used to describe the small, scattered nature of the chocolate pieces.
How do you pronounce it?
/tʃispas de tʃokolate/
Did you know?
- The word 'chocolate' is a linguistic traveler that entered Spanish from the Nahuatl word chocolātl, used by the Aztecs.
- In some Latin American countries, you might see the word gotas meaning 'drops' used instead of chispas to describe chocolate morsels.
- While 'chispas' refers to 'sparks' in the phrase chispas de chocolate, you might also hear the term virutas de chocolate, which literally refers to 'shavings'.
Examples in context
- Por favor, añade unos trozos de chocolate en la masa.Please add some chocolate morsels to the batter.
- Recuerda incluir pedazos de chocolate en la receta.Remember to include chocolate morsels in the recipe.
- Voy a hacer galletas y necesito pepitas de chocolate.I'm going to make cookies, and I need chocolate morsels.
- Las chispas de chocolate le dan un toque especial al brownie.The chocolate morsels give a special touch to the brownie.
- Necesito comprar chispas de chocolate para las galletas.I need to buy chocolate morsels for the cookies.
- Estas galletas tienen muchas chispas de chocolate.These cookies have many chocolate morsels.
- Prefiero las galletas con chispas de chocolate amargo.I prefer cookies with dark chocolate morsels.
Example conversation
María and Alejandro are in the kitchen preparing dessert.
- María¿Tienes chispas de chocolate para hacer panqués?Do you have chocolate morsels to make muffins?
- AlejandroSí, las tengo en la despensa, María.Yes, I have them in the pantry, María.
- MaríaPerfecto, voy a sacarlas ahora mismo.Perfect, I am going to get them right now.
- AlejandroDime si necesitas ayuda con la receta.Tell me if you need help with the recipe.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries chocolate, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
