hazelnut

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English [edit]

Hazelnuts

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English haselnote, from Old English hæselhnutu (hazelnut), equivalent to hazel +‎ nut. Cognate with West Frisian hazzenút (hazelnut).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

hazelnut (plural hazelnuts)

  1. The fruit of the hazel tree.

Synonyms [edit]

  • cob (usually the Common Hazel (Corylus avellana) which grows in the UK and Europe.)
  • cobnut (usually the Common Hazel (Corylus avellana) which grows in the UK and Europe.)
  • filbert (usually the American Hazel (Corylus americana or Corylus maxima) which is common in Oregon.)

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