Definition of gianduja in English:
gianduja
(also gianduia)
noun dʒanˈduːdʒədʒanˈduːjəˌdʒɑnˈdujə
mass nounChocolate paste flavoured with ground hazelnuts.
chocolate and hazelnut cake filled with gianduja
as modifier creamy gianduja gelatos
Example sentencesExamples
- Once the gianduja paste is made, it's formed into mounds that are molded into a flat peak, then wrapped in gold foil.
- My favorites are the fennel-and-lemon and the gianduia.
- I simply can't do without their butterscotch gianduja.
- Gianduja is the star chocolate attraction here, a blend of milk chocolate and hazelnuts ground until smooth then formed into a paste.
- During wartime, cocoa beans were scarce, so someone had the great idea to blend the hazelnuts with chocolate, and gianduja was born.
Origin
Italian, from the name of a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a jovial, wine-drinking peasant from the region of Piedmont, where the chocolate paste was first produced.
Definition of gianduja in US English:
gianduja
(also gianduia)
nounˌdʒɑnˈdujəˌjänˈdo͞oyə
Chocolate paste flavored with ground hazelnuts.
as modifier creamy gianduja gelatos
the beignets were slightly crisp on the outside, with gianduja and powdered sugar
Example sentencesExamples
- Once the gianduja paste is made, it's formed into mounds that are molded into a flat peak, then wrapped in gold foil.
- I simply can't do without their butterscotch gianduja.
- Gianduja is the star chocolate attraction here, a blend of milk chocolate and hazelnuts ground until smooth then formed into a paste.
- During wartime, cocoa beans were scarce, so someone had the great idea to blend the hazelnuts with chocolate, and gianduja was born.
- My favorites are the fennel-and-lemon and the gianduia.
Origin
Italian, from the name of a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a jovial, wine-drinking peasant from the region of Piedmont, where the chocolate paste was first produced.