Nutella

See also: nutella

English

Etymology

From nut + -ella. Coined in the early 1960s by Michele Ferrero, the son of Pietro Ferrero (the inventor of the product's forerunner, Supercrema).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuːˈtɛlə/, /nʌˈtɛlə/

Proper noun

Nutella

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

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ny.tɛ.la/
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Proper noun

Nutella m

  1. Nutella

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Nutella f or n or m (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

  • 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

Quotations

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

Italian

Etymology

From English nut + -ella

Proper noun

Nutella f

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