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hazelnut

American  
[hey-zuhl-nuht] / ˈheɪ zəlˌnʌt /

noun

  1. the nut of the hazel; filbert.

hazelnut British  
/ ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hazelnut

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

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