ช็อกโกแลต
chocolate
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This word refers to chocolate as a food or ingredient. After another noun, it can also indicate that something is chocolate-flavored or contains chocolate.
chocolate
It means chocolate, whether eaten on its own or used as an ingredient or flavor in foods and drinks.
Learning notes
Explanation
This is a loanword from English and is common in everyday Thai. On its own, it refers to chocolate as a food. It can follow another noun to describe its flavor or type, as in เค้กช็อกโกแลต (“chocolate cake”). The classifier depends on the form or unit: ชิ้น for a piece, แท่ง for a bar, and กล่อง for a box.
Usage
It is commonly used when choosing flavors or ordering at cafés and dessert shops, shopping for sweets, discussing baking, or talking about favorite foods. สีช็อกโกแลต can also describe a chocolate-brown color, such as the color of hair, clothing, or furniture.
Caution
When ช็อกโกแลต indicates a flavor or type, it normally follows the main noun, so “chocolate cake” is เค้กช็อกโกแลต. To refer clearly to the color, use สีช็อกโกแลต.