gianduia

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English

Noun

gianduia (countable and uncountable, plural gianduias)

  1. Alternative spelling of gianduja

Italian

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Etymology

Named after Gianduja, a Piedmontese stock character in the commedia dell'arte, in reference to its place of origin. From Piedmontese Giandoja (literally John-o'-the-jug).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒanˈdu.ja/[1]
  • Rhymes: -uja
  • Hyphenation: gian‧dù‧ia

Noun

gianduia m (invariable)

  1. (usually uncountable) gianduja (Piedmontese chocolate preparation)
    Hypernyms: cioccolata, cioccolato

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ gianduia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • gianduia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • gianduia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa