siocled

Welsh

siocled

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)

1. (chiefly uncountable) chocolate
2. (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