hazelnut

[hey-zuh l-nuht] /ˈheɪ zəlˌnʌt/
noun
1.
the nut of the hazel; filbert.
Origin
before 900; Middle English haselnote, Old English hæselhnutu. See hazel, nut
Examples from the web for hazelnut
  • Continue cooking until it starts to become hazelnut brown.
  • hazelnut export and import which was given in the above ta ble covers only in-shell and shell hazelnut export and import.
  • hazelnut and pistachio production were affected by frosts in early spring.
British Dictionary definitions for hazelnut

hazelnut

/ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt/
noun
1.
the nut of a hazel shrub, having a smooth shiny hard shell Also called filbert, (Brit) cobnut, (Brit) cob
Word Origin and History for hazelnut
n.

Old English hæselhnutu; see hazel + nut. Cf. Dutch hazelnoot, Old High German hasalnuz, German hasselnusz.