チョコレート

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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noun

food / cooking

Refers to chocolate as a food item, including bars, candies, and cooking chocolate.

チョコ
Abbreviation of チョコレート, used in casual speech and compounds like チョコレートケーキ.
ココア
Refers to cocoa powder or the hot drink, while チョコレート is the solid confection.

Loanword from English 'chocolate', ultimately from Nahuatl 'xocolātl'.