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"Chocolate" in Portuguese: chocolate

o chocolate

sho-ko-LAH-cheemasculine · o chocolatenoun/ʃo.ko.ˈla.tʃi/

Chocolate in Portuguese is o chocolate. Orders use chocolate quente and barra de chocolate.

Café

Quero um chocolate quente bem cremoso.

I want a really creamy hot chocolate.

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How to pronounce chocolate

Say it

sho-ko-LAH-chee

/ʃo.ko.ˈla.tʃi/

sho-ko-LAH-chee

"Chocolate" in Portuguese: quick reference

Portuguese	English	When to use
o chocolate	chocolate Default.	Default.
chocolate quente	hot chocolate Drink.	Drink.
barra de chocolate	chocolate bar Snack.	Snack.
chocolate amargo	dark chocolate Flavor.	Flavor.

How to use chocolate in real life

1Café
Quero um chocolate quente bem cremoso.
I want a really creamy hot chocolate.
Drink order.
2Gift
Levei uma barra de chocolate para a aniversariante.
I brought a chocolate bar for the birthday person.
Gift.
3Baking
O bolo precisa de chocolate em pó.
The cake needs cocoa powder (chocolate em pó).
Ingredient.

Mistakes English speakers make with chocolate

Incorrect: A chocolate está derretido.

Correct: O chocolate está derretido.

Chocolate is masculine.

Incorrect: Quero um chocoláte gelado. (wrong stress mark habit)

Correct: Quero um chocolate gelado.

Spell chocolate; stress falls naturally without inventing accents.

Good to know

Brazilian Portuguese pronounces chocolate with a sh sound at the start. Chocolate quente is a winter café classic; Easter shelves fill with ovos de chocolate.