sjokolade

From Dutch chocolade, from Spanish chocolate, from Nahuatl [Term?], though it is not clear from which word precisely. See chocolate for more.

• IPA^(key): /ˌʃʊə̯.kʊə̯ˈlɑː.də/

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sjokolade (uncountable)

1. chocolate

From German Schokolade, from Dutch chocolade, from Spanish chocolate, possibly from Classical Nahuatl chocolatl or Yucatec Maya chocol (“hot”).

• IPA^(key): /ʃʊkʊˈlɑːdə/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːdə
• Hyphenation: sjo‧ko‧la‧de

sjokolade m (definite singular sjokoladen, indefinite plural sjokolader, definite plural sjokoladene)

1. (chiefly uncountable) chocolate (a food made from ground roasted cocoa beans and often sugar)

   hvit sjokolade ― white chocolate

   mørk sjokolade ― dark chocolate

   • 1977, Ebba Haslund, Født til klovn, page 183:

     berg av hjemmelagede marengs, kunstferdig oversprøytet med sjokolade og krem

     mountains of homemade meringue, artfully sprinkled with chocolate and cream

   • 2015 August 7, VG, page 38:

     komposisjonen av hvit sjokolade med yoghurtmousse, bringebæris og myk marengs fremsto som fantasirik

     the composition of white chocolate with yogurt mousse, raspberry ice cream and soft meringue appeared imaginative

2. (uncountable) chocolate in the shape of bars

   Å gi barna sjokolade på halloween.

   Giving kids chocolate on Halloween.

   • 1938, Sigurd Hoel, Sesam sesam, page 300:

     smaske sjokolade

     munch on chocolate

   • 1941, Gabriel Scott, Sommeren, page 43:

     sjokolade og slikk

     chocolate and candies

3. (colloquial, countable) a piece of chocolate; a chocolate bar

   Synonym: sjokoladeplate

   • 1938, Gunnar Larsen, Bull, page 224:

     den ene femogtyveøressjokoladen

     the one twenty-five øre chocolate

4. (chiefly uncountable) chocolate (a drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk or water)

   Synonym: kakao

   • 1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere, page 21:

     hun passer chokoladen til den unge herren

     she fits the chocolate for the young gentleman

   • 1954, Agnar Mykle, Lasso rundt fru Luna, page 43:

     [hun] solgte kaker og rykende sjokolade

     [she] sold cakes and steaming hot chocolate

5. (rare) a gathering where chocolate (and cakes) are served

   Synonym: sjokoladeselskap

   • 1899, "Sfinx" [Edle Hartmann], Vi og Voreses, page 108:

     jeg var buden der i den chokoladen, hvor jeg ikke kom engang

     I was the invited there in that chocolate gathering where I did not even come

   • 1911, Amalie Pettersen, Pettersens, page 180:

     det [kontroverser med hushjelpen] fremgik af denne the, som af saamange tidligere theer, kaffeer, chokolader og andre nødvendige sammenkomster

     it [controversy with the maid] appeared from this tea, as from so many previous teas, coffees, chocolates and other necessary gatherings

• “sjokolade” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sjokolade” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “sjokolade” in Store norske leksikon

From German Schokolade.

sjokolade m (definite singular sjokoladen, indefinite plural sjokoladar, definite plural sjokoladane)

1. chocolate, chocolate bar

• mjølkesjokolade
• sjokoladekake
• sjokoladeplate

• “sjokolade” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.