chokola cho
everyday, Haitian Creole
In Haitian Creole, hot chocolate is chokola cho. People also just say chokola for the drink.
Meaning: hot chocolate drink (noun)
Ways to say it
| Creole | Note |
|---|---|
| chokola cho | everyday, Haitian Creole |
| chokola | short |
Chokola is chocolate and cho is hot. You can order it with Mwen vle yon tas chokola cho, "I want a cup of hot chocolate".
When do people say it?
In Haiti, a homemade hot chocolate is a traditional breakfast drink made from local cocoa and often flavored with spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg.
Did you know?
- The Creole chokola comes from French chocolat.
Examples in context
- Mwen vle yon tas chokola cho.I want a cup of hot chocolate.
- Chokola a cho twòp.The hot chocolate is too hot.
- Ou pran chokola chak maten?Do you have hot chocolate every morning?
Example conversation
Grandma Mimi serves breakfast to her grandson Eddy.
- MimiEddy, vini bwè chokola ou.Eddy, come drink your hot chocolate.
- EddyLi cho twòp, Mami.It is too hot, Grandma.
- MimiTann yon ti moman.Wait a little while.
