hazelnut
Americannoun
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hazelnuts
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of hazelnut
before 900; Middle English haselnote, Old English hæselhnutu. See hazel, nut
Vocabulary lists containing hazelnut
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Proponents say French sugar beet, apple and hazelnut farmers need the insecticides -- forbidden in France since 2018 and 2019, respectively -- to help them compete with their European counterparts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Once that failed to materialize, he retreated to the hazelnut farm to plan his next move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 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
She closed her eyes, and he transformed her into a hazelnut in its shell, with the green husk still clinging to it.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Farming and animal husbandry are the main sources of income for locals in this region known for its hazelnuts, which are exported across the world.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
During a postwar cocoa shortage in the 1940s, an Italian pastry chef named Pietro Ferrero had the genius idea to combine the scarce resource with an ingredient his town had in abundance: hazelnuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
"The food product was submitted to the public analyst, where the presence of hazelnuts was confirmed."
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
A scattering of hazelnuts adds a buttery crunch, and I finish the tops with a light dusting of toasted Panko crumbs.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
She ate sharp cheese and dark bread for breakfast, and liked chocolate with hazelnuts, and salty black licorice—nothing like the Hershey's Kisses and Starburst sweets I had grown up with.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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