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Where does “cioccolata” come from?

cioccolata (Italian) comes from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.

cioccolata (Italian): Alternative form of cioccolato; hot chocolate

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cioccolato; hot chocolate

Ancestry of “cioccolata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchocolatechocolate; hot chocolate; hashish
2Classical Nahuatlchocolātl—
3Nahuatlchicolātl—

Words derived from “cioccolata”

  • cioccolatiera
  • cioccolatiere
  • čokoláda
  • čokoládový
  • çikolatacı
  • çikolatacılık
  • çikolatalı
  • çikolata
  • ciocolată
  • čokoláda
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