Korean word

초콜릿

Pronunciation

Romanizationchokollit

Meaning

  • nounchocolate

Example

커피랑 초콜릿 주세요.keo pi rang cho kol lit chu se yo

Please give me coffee and chocolate.

Illustration for 초콜릿 (chocolate)

More examples

영화 보면서 다크 초콜릿 먹었어요.yeong hwa po myeon seo ta keu cho kol lit meo geo sseo yo

I ate dark chocolate while watching a movie.

Core concept

A sweet cocoa-based food that can be eaten solid or melted into treats.

Common phrases

  • 다크 초콜릿ta keu cho kol lit

    dark chocolate

  • 밀크 초콜릿mil keu cho kol lit

    milk chocolate

  • 초콜릿 조각cho kol lit cho gak

    piece of chocolate

Similar words

초코choko: A casual shortened name for a cocoa treat used in everyday speech.
사탕satang: A small hard sweet that melts slowly in the mouth or can be chewed.
과자kwaja: A light hand-held food that may be sweet or salty.
간식kansik: A little food eaten between regular meals to ease hunger.

Definition in Korean

코코아 열매로 만든 달콤한 가공 음식으로, 보통 고체 형태로 먹거나 녹여서 디저트나 과자에 쓰는 것.ko ko a yeol mae ro man deun tal kom han ka gong eum si geu ro po tong ko che hyeong tae ro meok kkeo na no gyeo seo ti jeo teu na kwa ja e sseu neun keot

Word origin

The Korean word was borrowed from English chocolate, which ultimately comes from the Nahuatl word xocolatl.

Usage tips

  • The Korean pronunciation follows the spelling more closely than English chocolate, so listening for cho-kol-rit helps recognize the word in conversation.

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