Nutella

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Made-up marketing name from nut +‎ Italian -ella (diminutive suffix). Coined in the early 1960s by Michele Ferrero, the son of Pietro Ferrero (the inventor of the product's forerunner, Supercrema).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nuːˈtɛlə/, /nʌˈtɛlə/

Proper noun[edit]

Nutella

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

Translations[edit]

Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ny.tɛ.la/, /ny.te.la/
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Nutella m

  1. Nutella

German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Nutella f or n or m (strong, genitive Nutella or Nutellas, no plural)

  1. (uncountable) any type of chocolate sandwich spread, especially Nutella
  2. (countable) a container of chocolate sandwich spread
    Gibst du mir mal die Nutella?
    Can you give me the Nutella?

Usage notes[edit]

  • Nutella is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix. The masculine gender is rare and only used in some regions.

Declension[edit]

Quotations[edit]

  • feminine:
    • 2008, Kirsten Reko, Single und fabelhaft!, pages 89–90:
      Entschlossen griff ich mir einen Teelöffel, öffnete beherzt den Deckel der Nutella und strich einen extra großen Batzen heraus.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2010, Nina Bihr, Das Vaterschaftsjahr, page 34:
      Die Sache mit der Nutella
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  • neuter:
    • 2010, Maren Plugowsky-Schmidt, Dörthe Langecker, Das Apfelbuch für den Guten Zweck, page 78:
      Das Nutella muss noch weich sein.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  • masculine:
    • 2008, Troels Ravn Klausen, ...und zwar VERDIENT!, pages 4–5:
      Auch unsere Reise im Oktober 2008 nach Malta ist durch Neckermann gebucht, der Nutella im Schrank ist bei euch gekauft [...].
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology[edit]

From English nut +‎ -ella.

Proper noun[edit]

Nutella f

  1. Nutella (a sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk)

Portuguese[edit]

Adjective[edit]

Nutella (invariable)

  1. Alternative spelling of nutella