hazelnut
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Equivalent to hazel + nut; from Middle English haselnote, from Old English hæselhnutu (“hazelnut”). Cognate with West Frisian hazzenút (“hazelnut”), Saterland Frisian Hoaselnuute (“hazelnut”), Dutch hazelnoot, German Haselnuss.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hazelnut (plural hazelnuts)
Synonyms[edit]
- cob, 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.)
Translations[edit]
fruit
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shrub — see hazel