Where does “chocolate” come from?

Chocolate is a word borrowed from Spanish chocolate, whose origin is uncertain but possibly derived from Nahuatl xocolatl.

chocolate (English): A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans; A...

Definitions

  1. A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans; A...

Ancestry of “chocolate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchocolatechocolate; hot chocolate; hashish
2Classical NahuatlchocolātlA drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others)
3Nahuatlchicolātl—

Words derived from “chocolate”

Every word from Nahuatl chicolātl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl →Every word from Spanish chocolate →