Gianduja (noun)
jan-do-ja
Chocolate paste flavoured with ground hazelnuts.
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.
Example sentences
“Chocolate cake filled with gianduja.”
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