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gianduja

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /dʒænˈduː.jə/
  • US: /d͡ʒɑnˈdu.jə/
  • rhymes with -uːjə

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَانْدُويَا (jāndūyā) — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Armenian: ջանդույա (ǰanduya) — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • French: gianduja — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • German: Gianduja — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Greek: τζαντούγια (tzantoúgia) — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Greek: τζιαντούγια (tziantoúgia) — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Italian: gianduia — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Italian: gianduja — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Japanese: ジャンドゥーヤ (jandūya) — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Korean: 잔두야 (janduya) — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Piedmontese: giandoja — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Russian: джанду́йя (džandújja) — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Russian: джанду́я (džandúja) — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Serbo-Croatian: ђандуја — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Serbo-Croatian: gianduja — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Serbo-Croatian: đanduja — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Turkish: gianduya — Piedmontese chocolate preparation
  • Ukrainian: джанду́я (džandúja) — Piedmontese chocolate preparation