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le chocolat
chocolate
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How do you say chocolat in French?
How do you pronounce chocolat in French?
chocolat is pronounced /lə ʃɔkɔla/ in French.
Example sentences
Le chocolat noir est plus amer que le chocolat blanc.
Dark chocolate is more bitter than white chocolate. (masculine adjectives 'noir' and 'blanc' agree with masculine noun 'chocolat')
Ce chocolat belge est délicieux et très apprécié des enfants.
This Belgian chocolate is delicious and very appreciated by children. (masculine adjectives 'belge' and 'délicieux' must agree with masculine 'chocolat'; would be 'belge' for feminine but requires masculine article 'ce' and adjective 'apprécié' in masculine form)
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Why is it masculine?
Chocolat is masculine in French. The word derives from Spanish "chocolate," which came from Nahuatl "xocolatl." When the word entered French in the 17th century, it was assigned masculine gender. However, the claim that Spanish "chocolate" influenced the French gender is questionable—Spanish "chocolate" is actually masculine as well, but this may be coincidental rather than the direct cause of French gender assignment. French gender for loanwords is often arbitrary and depends on how the word was integrated into the language, rather than following strict etymological rules.
What is the French word for chocolate?
The French word for chocolate is le chocolat — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | chocolate | el | masculine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | cioccolato | il | masculine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | chocolate | o | masculine |
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