hazelnut

[ hey-zuhl-nuht ]

noun
  1. the nut of the hazel; filbert.

Origin of hazelnut

1
before 900; Middle English haselnote,Old English hæselhnutu.See hazel, nut

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British Dictionary definitions for hazelnut

hazelnut

/ (ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt) /


noun
  1. the nut of a hazel shrub, having a smooth shiny hard shell: Also called: filbert, (Brit) cobnut, (Brit) cob

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