Chocolateade

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A sweet beverage prepared by mixing chocolate flavouring or cocoa with milk, sometimes served cold and blended with ice
2. A chilled drink made from cocoa or chocolate combined with milk, often thickened or frothed for a rich, creamy taste
3. A flavoured drink in which chocolate is blended into milk or water, typically sweetened and served as a refreshing treat

Etymology: Chocolateade is a drink name built the same way as lemonade and limeade: a base noun plus the suffix "-ade," used for a sweetened, flavoured drink. That suffix reaches English through French "limonade," from Provençal "limonada," formed from "limon," meaning lemon. English speakers then treated "-ade" as a productive ending and attached it to other flavours. The first element, chocolate, was borrowed from Spanish "chocolate." It is generally traced to the Nahuatl "xocolatl," though the exact route is uncertain. So the compound describes a chocolate-flavoured drink, following the same pattern as its lemon and lime predecessors.