siocled

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English chocolate via Spanish chocolate from a Classical Nahuatl chocolātl.

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔklɛd/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔklad/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔklɛd/
Rhymes: -ɔklɛd

Noun

siocled m (plural siocledi, singulative siocledyn, not mutable)

(chiefly uncountable) chocolate
(countable) a chocolate

Derived terms

bar o siocled (“bar of chocolate, chocolate bar”)
cacen siocled (“chocolate cake”)
llaeth siocled (“chocolate milk”)
melyn siocled (“dark chestnut (horse colour)”)
siocled gwyn (“white chocolate”)
siocled llaeth (“milk chocolate”)
siocled poeth (“hot chocolate”)
siocled tywyll (“dark chocolate”)
siocled yfed (“drinking chocolate”)
siocledaidd (“chocolatey”)
teisen siocled (“chocolate cake”)

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “siocled”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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