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"Chocolates" is a noun which is often translated as "chocolate", and "bombones" is a noun which is also often translated as "chocolate". Learn more about the difference between "chocolates" and "bombones" below.
el chocolate(
choh
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koh
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lah
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teh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (culinary)
a. chocolate
Siempre como un trozo de chocolate oscuro después de cenar.I always eat a piece of dark chocolate after dinner.
a. chocolate bar
¿Tienes hambre? - No, acabo de comerme un chocolate.Are you hungry? - No, I just had a chocolate bar.
b. bar of chocolate
Voy a comprarme este chocolate. Se me antoja.I'm going to buy myself this bar of chocolate. I feel like it.
3. (beverage)
a. hot chocolate
¿Quedamos el sábado y nos tomamos un chocolate?Shall we meet up on Saturday and have a hot chocolate?
4. (colloquial) (drug) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. pot (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ese tío siempre tiene chocolate para vender.That guy always has pot to sell.
b. hash (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La policía los pilló vendiendo chocolate.The police caught them selling hash.
el bombón(
bohm
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bohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (culinary)
a. chocolate
¿Te gustaron los bombones que te regalé? - Sí. Ya me los comí todos.Did you like the chocolates I gave you? - Yes. I already ate them all.
A mi novia le regalé flores y una caja de bombones.I gave my girlfriend flowers and a box of chocolates.
2. (colloquial) (beautiful woman)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. beauty
Julio es un tipo afortunado. ¡Su novia sí que es un bombón!Julio is a lucky guy. His girlfriend is a real beauty!
La novia de mi hijo es un bombón y todos están preguntándose cómo se verán sus hijos.My son's girlfriend is a beauty and everybody's wondering what their kids will look like.
b. stunner (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Quién es esa rubia sentada en la barra? ¡Es un bombón!Who's that blonde sitting at the bar? She's a stunner!
