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hazelnut

hazelnut

25 1.0
A small round nut or the tree that makes it, often used in sweets and coffee
  • noun
  • /ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt/
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  • Another honorable mention goes out to the Chocolate Hazelnut paired with banana slices and Nutella.
  • hazelnut cultivars
  • hazelnut accessions
  • Turkish hazelnut

I guess I don't really smell the hazelnut, do you?

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Examples

  • A no foam cappuccino and a hazelnut latte.

  • "Angelic Lavinia brought us some hazelnut coffee," Helen said.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • This hazelnut one is to die for.

  • This is delicious Irish hazelnut chocolate bar.

  • I'm going to make hazelnut soup for dinner.

  • Yes, I've got my my hazelnut coffee today, which I love.

  • She'd bought a dozen bagels and two pounds of hazelnut coffee, which she knew Helen especially liked.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Next up on my faux turkey conquest is the Field Roast Hazelnut Cranberry Roast.

    Blog text (30)
  • Acorns, hazelnuts, and other fat-rich treats are at their peak in the northern forest then.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I love adding chopped hazelnuts to my morning oatmeal for extra flavor.

Synonyms

nut
vshazelnut
337 1.0

A large hard seed with a shell that you can eat

is the specific edible kernel from one particular shrub or tree
filbert
vshazelnut
1 6.7

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

is the common name for the same tree or edible kernel
hazel
vshazelnut
1 2.7

A shrub or small tree that produces edible round brown nuts

is the broader label covering both the plant and its kernel
cob
vshazelnut
  • UK
1 8.9

The edible nut from a hazel tree

is the general term for the nut or the plant producing it
hazelnut tree
vshazelnut
1 3.1

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

is the simple name for both the edible kernel and the plant
edible nut
vshazelnut
1 2.0

A hard-shelled seed with an edible part inside, like an almond or walnut

is the specific product of the hazel plant rather than any seed
hazel tree
vshazelnut
  • Australian
3.1

A tree that people grow for nuts you can eat, pretty branches, and useful wood

is the general concept not tied to a region or special use

Compounds

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

A shrub from western North America that produces nuts in long beaklike coverings

Chilean shrub that makes red fruit with an edible seed like a hazelnut

How Hard

macadamia
14 4.6
Brazil nut
1 2.5
almond
89 1.0
hazelnut
25 1.0
peanut
340 1.0

Surface Forms

hazelnut singular
hazelnuts plural

Morphology

hazelnut = hazel + nut (transparent) = hazel + nut

A straightforward compound of two common nouns; the meaning is directly the edible nut produced by the hazel.

Etymology

The word hazelnut comes from the name hazel, a tree, plus nut, so it simply means 'the nut of the hazel'. Think of the hazel tree or the word hazel for a pale brown color to remember the small brown nut.