hazelnut

[hey-zuh l-nuht]

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noun

the nut of the hazel; filbert.

Origin of hazelnut

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

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Examples from the Web for hazelnut

Contemporary Examples

He then puts on a pot of coffee and the rich smell of hazelnut rouses the rest of the family from their sugar plum dreams.
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Brittany Jones-Cooper
December 22, 2011

Historical Examples

There was not a stick in sight, and not a stone bigger than a hazelnut; but there was the rattler.
A Woman Tenderfoot
Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
At the end of the first month (lunar) it is about the size of a hazelnut.
Woman
William J. Robinson
It was an enormous diamond, the size of a hazelnut and beautifully cut.
The Confessions of Arsne Lupin
Maurice Leblanc
This cabinet is called the Tribuna and in it is a pearl as big as an hazelnut.
The Diary of John Evelyn (Vol 1 of 2)
John Evelyn
Put four ounces of butter in the pan and cook to the color of a hazelnut.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book
Victor Hirtzler

British Dictionary definitions for hazelnut

hazelnut

noun

the nut of a hazel shrub, having a smooth shiny hard shellAlso called: filbert, (Brit) cobnut, (Brit) cob

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Word Origin and History for hazelnut

n.

Old English hæselhnutu; see hazel + nut. Cf. Dutch hazelnoot, Old High German hasalnuz, German hasselnusz.

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Examples from the Web for hazelnut

Contemporary Examples

He then puts on a pot of coffee and the rich smell of hazelnut rouses the rest of the family from their sugar plum dreams.

Historical Examples

There was not a stick in sight, and not a stone bigger than a hazelnut; but there was the rattler.

At the end of the first month (lunar) it is about the size of a hazelnut.

It was an enormous diamond, the size of a hazelnut and beautifully cut.

This cabinet is called the Tribuna and in it is a pearl as big as an hazelnut.

Put four ounces of butter in the pan and cook to the color of a hazelnut.

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Word Origin and History for hazelnut

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