English Explanatory Dictionary

hazelnut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fruit of the hazel, especially Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.

Pronunciation

/ˈheɪzəlnʌt/ /ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt/ En-us-hazelnut.ogg

Word forms

hazelnut hazelnuts hazel nut

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

cob cobnut (usually the common hazel which grows in the UK and Europe; filbert

Derived words

American hazelnut beaked hazelnut California hazelnut Chilean hazelnut hazelnut aphid hazelnut gall midge hazelnutlike hazelnut milk hazelnut mite hazelnutty hazeltini Siberian hazelnut
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