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cobnut

cobnut

9.2
A type of hazelnut or the tree that grows it in Britain and Europe
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒbnʌt/
  • UK
translation icon : avellana
  • I bought a bag of cobnuts at the farmer's market.

Examples

  • The recipe calls for crushed cobnuts to add a unique flavor.

  • The cobnut tree can grow quite tall.

  • During autumn, baskets of cobnuts are sold at the local market.

  • We picked fresh cobnuts from the trees in the garden.

  • During autumn, baskets of cobnuts are sold at the local market.

  • The recipe calls for crushed cobnuts to add a unique flavor.

  • We picked fresh cobnuts from the trees in the garden.

Synonyms

hazelnut
vscobnut
25 1.0

A small round nut or the tree that makes it, often used in sweets and coffee

is a specific cultivated variety rather than the general nut or tree
filbert
vscobnut
1 6.7

A small hazel tree or the round brown nuts it gives that you can eat

is the cultivated variety grown mainly in Britain and Europe instead
hazel
vscobnut
1 2.7

A shrub or small tree that produces edible round brown nuts

is a cultivated variety rather than the general plant species
cob
vscobnut
  • UK
1 8.9

The edible nut from a hazel tree

is a cultivated variety mainly grown in Britain and Europe
hazelnut tree
vscobnut
1 3.1

A small tree or bush that grows edible nuts inside a leafy cover

is the specific cultivated nut variety rather than the producing tree
Corylus avellana
vscobnut
  • Specialized
8.6

A European tree that makes edible hazelnuts and useful wood

is a cultivated variety rather than the wild species of that tree

Surface Forms

cobnut singular
cobnuts plural

Morphology

cobnut = cob + nut (semi-transparent) = cob + nut

The compound structure shows it's a kind of nut, but the specific horticultural variety is lexicalized and not fully predictable.

Etymology

The word cobnut comes from cob + nut, where cob once meant 'round lump', as in 'corn on the cob'. So a cobnut is a round type of hazelnut that is grown for eating.