hazel

See also Hazel

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English hæsel (“hazel, shrub”), from Proto-Germanic *hasalaz (“hazel”), from Proto-Indo-European *koselos (“hazel”). Cognate with Dutch hazelaar (“hazel”), German Hasel (“hazel”), Swedish hassel (“hazel”), Latin corulus, corylus (“hazel-tree, hazelwood”), Irish coll (“hazel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈheɪzəl/

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• Rhymes: -eɪzəl

Noun

hazel (usually uncountable; plural hazels)

1. A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.
2. The nut of the hazel tree.
3. The wood of a hazelnut tree.
4. A greenish-brown colour, the colour of a ripe hazelnut.

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5. (mining) freestone

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Quotations

• 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act II, Scene I

  Kate, like the hazel-twig,

  Is straight and slender, and as brown in hue

  As hazel nuts, and sweeter than the kernels.

Synonyms

• (nut): filbert, hazelnut

Translations

nut

• Arabic: بُندُق (ar) (bondoq)
• Armenian: պնդուկ (hy) (pnduk)
• Czech: lískový ořech (cs) m
• Dutch: hazelnoot (nl)
• Esperanto: avelo (eo)
• Finnish: (euroopan-) pähkinä
• French: noisette (fr) f
• German: Haselnuss (de) f
• Greek: φουντούκι (el) (fountoúki) n (fundouki)
• Hiligaynon: abelyána
• Hungarian: mogyoró (hu)
• Irish: cnó coill (ga) m, cnó gaelach (ga) m
• Italian: nocciola (it) f

• Latvian: lazdu rieksts (lv) m
• Manx: cro coull (gv)
• Norwegian: hasselnøtt (no) m and f
• Old Norse: hesli
• Polish: orzech laskowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: avelã (pt) f
• Romanian: alună (ro)
• Russian: лесной орех (ru) (l'esnój or'éχ) m, лещина (ru) (leščína), фундук (ru) (fundúk) m (cultured)
• Scottish Gaelic: cnò challtainn (gd) f
• Slovene: lešnik (sl) m
• Spanish: avellana (es) f
• Swahili: hazeli (sw)

tree / shrub

• Catalan: avellaner (ca)
• Cherokee: ᏴᎩᏛ (chr) (yvgidv)
• Czech: líska (cs) f
• Dutch: hazelaar (nl) m
• Esperanto: avelujo (eo)
• Finnish: (euroopan-) pähkinäpensas
• French: noisetier (fr) m
• German: Haselstrauch (de) m
• Greek: φουντουκιά (el) (fountoukiá) f (fundukiá)
• Hungarian: mogyoróbokor (hu)
• Irish: coll (ga) m
• Italian: nocciòlo (it) m
• Jèrriais: codriyi m
• Latvian: lazda (lv) f

• Lithuanian: lazdynas (lt)
• Manx: coull (gv)
• Norwegian: hassel (no) m and f
• Old Norse: hesli
• Polish: leszczyna (pl) f
• Portuguese: aveleiro (pt) m
• Romanian: alun (ro)
• Russian: лесной орех (ru) (l'esnój oréχ) m, лещина (ru) (leščína), фундук (ru) (fundúk) m (cultured)
• Scottish Gaelic: calltainn (gd) f
• Slovene: leska (sl) f
• Spanish: avellano (es) m
• Swahili: mhazeli (sw)
• Welsh: cyll (cy) f pl

wood

• Finnish: pähkinäpuu (fi)
• French: noisetier (fr) m
• Italian: legno di nocciolo (it) m

• Polish: leszczyna (pl) f
• Russian: орех (ru) (or'éχ) m
• Scottish Gaelic: calltainn (gd) f

colour

• French: noisette (fr) f
• Polish: orzechowy (pl) m, piwny (pl) m (of eyes)

• Portuguese: avelã (pt) f
• Russian: ореховый (ru) (or'éχovyj) m

Adjective

hazel

1. Of a greenish-brown colour. (often used to refer to eye colour)

Derived terms

• hazel grouse
• hazelnut
• witch hazel/wych hazel

Translations

colour

• French: noisette (fr)
• Hiligaynon: abelyána
• Italian: nocciola (it)

• Polish: (of eyes) piwny (pl) m, orzechowy (pl) m
• Russian: карий (ru) (kárij) (of eyes), ореховый (ru) (or'éχovyj)

See also

• lamb's tails
• sweet gum
• Appendix:Colors

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Extremaduran

Alternative forms

• jadel

Etymology

From Latin facere, active infinitive of the verb faciō (“I do, I make”). Cognate with Italian fare, French faire, Spanish hacer, Asturian facer, facere, Fala fel and Portuguese fazer

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ haˈðel ]

Verb

hazel

1. to do, to make

Quotations

"Esta sala de tanta estoria molinera es gastá ogañu pa hazel ritus paganus, pos se vein un pentagrama canteau pabaxu conas letras ebreas enas cincu puntas pintau ena paré i ala isquierda un oju de Oru." Cúyu pan esgarras? - "El molinu las Pilas dela Conquista la Sierra"