チョコチップ
ちょこちっぷ
noun
chocolate chips
1.
chocolate chips
Small drop-shaped or bead-shaped pieces of chocolate formulated to hold their shape when baked. Used in cookies, muffins, scones, ice cream, pastries, and sweet breads. The standard Japanese term, matching the English product category.
チョコチップを加える。
To add chocolate chips.
チョコチップ入りのクッキーを焼いた。
I baked cookies with chocolate chips in them.
生地にチョコチップを混ぜてから型に流し込む。
Mix the chocolate chips into the batter and then pour it into the mold.
A shortened loanword from English 'chocolate chips' — the full form チョコレートチップ also exists but is less common than the clipped チョコチップ, which pairs freely with any product name. Uses the same productive abbreviation pattern seen in チョコパン ('chocolate bread'), チョコアイス ('chocolate ice cream'), and チョコバナナ ('chocolate banana').
USAGE:
- Sold in supermarket baking sections alongside flour and sugar; usually in small resealable bags.
- Frequently appears in product names: チョコチップクッキー ('chocolate chip cookies'), チョコチップメロンパン ('chocolate chip melon bread'), チョコチップアイス ('chocolate chip ice cream').
- The flake-shaped variant is typically called チョコフレーク.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- チョコチップクッキー: chocolate chip cookies
- チョコチップメロンパン: chocolate chip melon bread
- チョコチップアイス: chocolate chip ice cream
- チョコチップ入り: containing chocolate chips
- チョコチップを加える: to add chocolate chips
- チョコチップを散らす: to scatter chocolate chips (as topping)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- チョコレート: chocolate — the base word; full, unabbreviated form.
- チョコ: chocolate — casual clipped form, used as a prefix in compounds and on its own in conversation.
- 板チョコ: bar chocolate; chocolate bar — the standard flat tablet form.
- チョコフレーク: chocolate flakes — thin flake-shaped chocolate pieces, often used as topping.
- チョコレートソース: chocolate sauce — liquid form used for topping.