Etymology

Nutella

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Today it means: A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk, generically called chocolate spread. Full definition →

Italian Nutella
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromNutella
  2. English todayNutella

Marketing name borrowed from Italian Nutella, from English nut + -ella (diminutive suffix). Coined in the early 1960s by Italian entrepreneur Michele Ferrero, the son of Italian businessman Pietro Ferrero, the inventor of the product's forerunner Supercrema.

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