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): /dʒænˈduː.jə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑnˈdu.jə/
• Rhymes: -uːjə

Noun

gianduja (countable and uncountable, plural giandujas)

1. 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 (it) 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

• Turkish: gianduya
• Ukrainian: джанду́я f (džandúja)

Italian

Noun

gianduja m (invariable)

1. (usually uncountable, dated) Alternative spelling of gianduia