cobnut

American

[kob-nuht] / ˈkɒbˌnʌt /

noun

the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
a tree bearing such nuts.

cobnut British

/ ˈkɒbˌnʌt /

noun

other names for a hazelnut

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Etymology

Origin of cobnut

First recorded in 1400–50, cobnut is from late Middle English cobylle nutt. See cobble ¹, nut

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