gianduja

See also: Gianduja

English

Alternative forms

gianduia

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gianduia, gianduja, 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

(UK) IPA^(key): /dʒanˈduːjə/, /dʒanˈduːdʒə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌdʒɑnˈdujə/
Rhymes: -uːdʒə, -uːjə

Noun

gianduja (countable and uncountable, plural giandujas)

A Piedmontese preparation of chocolate containing about 50 percent hazelnut and almond paste.

Translations

Piedmontese chocolate preparation

Arabic: جَانْدُويَا‎ f (jāndūyā)
Armenian: ջանդույա (ǰanduya)
French: gianduja (fr) m
German: Gianduja m
Greek: τζαντούγια n (tzantoúgia)
Italian: gianduia (it) m, (dated) gianduja m
Japanese: ジャンドゥーヤ (jandūya)

Korean: 잔두야 (janduya)
Piedmontese: giandoja m
Russian: джанду́йя (ru) f (džandújja), джанду́я f (džandúja)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ђандуја f
Roman: gianduja f, đanduja f
Ukrainian: джанду́я f (džandúja)

Italian

Noun

gianduja m (invariable)

(usually uncountable) Dated spelling of gianduia.