hazelnut
nounUK /ˈheɪzəlnʌt/ · US /ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt/
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.
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The fruit of the hazel, especially of species Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.
- Synonyms
- cob, cobnut (usually the common hazel which grows in the UK and Europe; filbert
- Derived terms
- American hazelnut, beaked hazelnut, California hazelnut, Chilean hazelnut, hazelnut aphid, hazelnut gall midge, hazelnutlike, hazelnut milk, hazelnut mite, hazelnutty, hazeltini, Siberian hazelnut