hazelnut
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of hazelnut
before 900; Middle English haselnote, Old English hæselhnutu. See hazel, nut
Vocabulary lists containing hazelnut
Example Sentences
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Some 5,000 miles from Wall Street, Matarazzo was in the province of Campania with his grandparents, figuring out his life on a hazelnut farm.
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
Significantly, by analyzing specimens from the Skeena Watershed, Armstrong's team identified unique hazelnut clusters that are only found at the origin place of the Gitxsan, Ts'msyen, and Nisga'a peoples.
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2024
It was clutching half a hazelnut in its paws, and looked up peevishly at being interrupted.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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