It’s made from the hazelnut, not the hazelnewt. The US manufacturer changed

Apr 14, 2021
10:05:05pm

Extra Biscuits All-American

it to “new”-tella because they thought it would make it unique. But it was around for decades since WWII and always pronounced “nut”-ella before it came to the US around 2000 or soon after.

Edit: okay, not “always”, but mostly

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Wait wait wait. I’m just finding out that the “correct” way of saying Nutella is

Duke Silver

4/14/21 9:37pm

Because it’s Italian

WDaddy

4/14/21 9:38pm

Huh? It’s Italian. How did you pronounce it?

ForzaPuma

4/14/21 9:38pm

I pronounce it how it’s spelled, always assumed it was named after hazelnuts.

Duke Silver

4/14/21 10:58pm

Yup.

JOPE

4/14/21 9:38pm

Welcome to 2021?

LaVellIfIKnow

4/14/21 9:40pm

For me, because I first saw and ate it in Germany, where there is no sound

StarMan

4/14/21 9:41pm

Freunde? Lots of words with the same “uh” sound. Just not made by the U

RalphWiggam

4/15/21 12:41am

But is it die or das Nutella?

Hotlanta

4/15/21 7:41am

Wait til you hear how to pronounce balogna

Goliath

4/14/21 9:41pm

Umm how have you been saying it?

LiveCoug

4/14/21 9:41pm

New-taya

cougfanblue

4/14/21 9:42pm

I'm guessing "Nut" "ella".

StarMan

4/14/21 9:43pm

Ew.

LiveCoug

4/14/21 9:45pm

You thought is was NUTT Ella

kotacoug

4/14/21 9:44pm

First came across Nutella in England on my mission (early 90s) and it

NewYorkCougar

4/14/21 9:44pm

*Poo-tella

boogers

4/14/21 9:48pm

*Nocilla

Cougarrr

4/14/21 9:49pm

Made out of newts

YIsForBrigham

4/14/21 9:49pm

Nutt-tella sounds dumber than New-tella

cougaman

4/14/21 9:49pm

Sounds like a place you’d find just off the strip in Vegas

Lieutenant America

4/14/21 10:03pm

Nut job take.

Florwood

4/14/21 9:55pm

Do you get this outraged about the sound of "zz" in pizza?

korihor

4/14/21 10:04pm

It’s made from the hazelnut, not the hazelnewt. The US manufacturer changed

Extra Biscuits

4/14/21 10:05pm

You suggesting it was pronounced as nut tells in Europe???

LiveCoug

4/14/21 10:11pm

Depends on where. But the original creators called it Nutella when pronounced in

Extra Biscuits

4/14/21 10:14pm

It's an Italian product; Italians have always pronounced it "new-tella". I

RebelScum

4/14/21 11:04pm

Looks like you’re right; but also, the brand doesn’t care:

Extra Biscuits

4/14/21 11:20pm

That’s how I’ve always said it.

Bad Plus Fan

4/14/21 10:12pm

Brown neosprorin

johnnycarson

4/14/21 10:16pm

Always pronounced as such...

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