chocnut

noun

chocnut

noun

Etymology Genericized trademark from Choc Nut, which is a blend of chocolate + peanut, or alternatively of chocolate + coconut, since supposedly the original recipe used chocolate and coconut.

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Philippines A confectionery, usually sold in small bars, made with cocoa powder, peanuts and sugar.

  • She talked about how it was to achieve fame, how it was to work her body to the bones, how it was to crave for bagoong and chocnut in fits of homesickness, how the whole thing had not changed her at all, she was still the same old Lea.1993, Teodoro C. Benigno, Here's the score - Volume 2, page 269:
  • Go into that shop and buy me three of those chocnut lollies.2015, Alex Wheatle, Liccle Bit, →ISBN:
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  • “Chocnut,” said Robyn, then she paused. “Peas Mummy? Peas chocnut?”2017, Makala Thomas, Kenco: The Return Of Her King, →ISBN, page 264:

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