Nutella
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk, generically called chocolate spread.
"Apparently someone in Germany stole 5 metric tons of Nutella. Police haven't arrested anyone yet but they are questioning Günther Hasbargen, the 700 pound man that smells like chocolate and hazelnuts who guards the Nutella storage facility."
Example
More examples"Nutella is not very well known in Japan. However, in America and Europe it's a popular spread and various sized jars of Nutella may be seen lined up inside many grocery stores and supermarkets."
Etymology
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).
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