Nutella

See also: nutella

English

Etymology

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
  • 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.

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Further reading

French

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

Proper noun

Nutella m

  1. Nutella

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

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
  • 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
Declension of Nutella [sg-only, feminine // neuter // masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine, ein die, das, der Nutella
genitive einer, eines der, des Nutella, Nutellas
dative einer, einem der, dem Nutella
accusative eine, ein, einen die, das, den Nutella

Quotations
  • 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

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)

Portuguese

Adjective

Nutella (invariable)

  1. Alternative spelling of nutella
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