hazelnut
noun
the nut of the hazel; filbert.
hazelnuts
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pluralof hazelnut.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"What's above ground here is more valuable than what's underground. The real gold is the hazelnuts this country produces," he said.
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
These I moisten in dew and dip in hazelnuts I pounded to a powder with a stone.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
