Gianduja (commedia dell'arte)

Gianduja (Italian: [dʒanˈduːja]; Piedmontese: Giandoja [dʒaŋˈdʊja]) is one of the masks of the Italian commedia dell'arte, typically representing a kind, honest and jovial man from the Piedmontese countryside (and specifically, Turin). == Origins == His name is said to derive from "Gioan d'la douja" or "John of the jug" in Piedmontese language, referring to his love of wine.