cioccolatino

chocolate

noun choh-koh-lah-TEE-noh Rare

Origin: Diminutive of cioccolato (chocolate)

Also means

bonbon

Usage Note

Cioccolatino is a single small chocolate or bonbon, as found in a box of chocolates (una scatola di cioccolatini). It differs from cioccolato (chocolate as a substance or bar). The diminutive suffix -ino signals the small, individual piece. The plural cioccolatini is the default form when speaking of a box or assortment.

Examples

"Ha regalato una scatola di cioccolatini."

Natural Translation

He gave a box of chocolates as a gift.

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