English Explanatory Dictionary

Nutella

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk, generically called chocolate spread.

Pronunciation

/nuːˈtɛlə/ /nʌˈtɛlə/ /njuːˈtɛlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Nutella.wav

Word forms

Nutella

Etymology

Marketing name borrowed from Italian Nutella, from English nut + -ella (diminutive suffix). Coined in the early 1960s by Italian entrepreneur Michele Ferrero, the son of Italian businessman Pietro Ferrero, the inventor of the product's forerunner Supercrema.

Derived words

nutellasagna
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