Nutella
See also: nutella
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
Proper noun edit
Nutella
- A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk, generically called chocolate spread.
Translations edit
hazelnut spread
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Further reading edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Nutella m
German edit
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Nutella f or n or m (strong, genitive Nutella or Nutellas, no plural)
- (uncountable) any type of chocolate sandwich spread, especially Nutella
- (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
Declension of Nutella [sg-only, feminine // neuter // masculine, strong]
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
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Nutella f
- Nutella (a sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk)
Portuguese edit
Adjective edit
Nutella (invariable)
- Alternative spelling of nutella