sô-cô-la
Definition
Noun:
- Chocolate: A sweet, typically brown food substance made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, often sweetened and flavored, and consumed as a candy or used in baking and beverages.
Noun (extended usage):
- A piece of chocolate: A single candy or treat made from this substance.
- The color chocolate: A dark brown color resembling the food.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tôi thích ăn sô-cô-la đen. (I like to eat dark chocolate.)
- Cô ấy tặng tôi một hộp sô-cô-la. (She gave me a box of chocolates.)
- Chiếc áo khoác có màu sô-cô-la. (The coat is chocolate-colored.)
Advanced Usage
- "sô-cô-la nóng": hot chocolate.
- Vào mùa đông, chúng tôi thường uống sô-cô-la nóng. (In winter, we often drink hot chocolate.)
Variants and Related Words
- Kẹo sô-cô-la (n): chocolate candy.
- Đứa trẻ xin mẹ mua kẹo sô-cô-la. (The child asked his mother to buy chocolate candy.)
Synonyms
- Cacao product: A food made from cacao beans.
- Confectionery: A sweet food item.
Related Idioms
- Ngọt như sô-cô-la: As sweet as chocolate (used to describe something very sweet or a very sweet person).
- Giọng nói của cô ấy ngọt như sô-cô-la. (Her voice is as sweet as chocolate.)