hazelnut
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hazelnut
before 900; Middle English haselnote, Old English hæselhnutu. See hazel, nut
Vocabulary lists containing hazelnut
Example Sentences
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The floating container of the hazelnut cocoa spread briefly stole attention from the approaching milestone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The thesis of this Kinder Bueno ad seems to be that aliens have not yet destroyed Earth because chocolate and hazelnut go really well together.
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026
Their visceral cream of pistachio, hazelnut, dark or white chocolate, lemon, raspberry, cinnamon apple, caramel, or speculous.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026
Significantly, by analyzing specimens from the Skeena Watershed, Armstrong's team identified unique hazelnut clusters that are only found at the origin place of the Gitxsan, Ts'msyen, and Nisga'a peoples.
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2024
Beginners are advised to start with the larger nuts, such as the Brazil nut, and then work their way downward in size, through the pecan, the cashew, and the hazelnut.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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