noun / adjective
hazelnut
HAY-zul-nut/ˈheɪzlnʌt/
An edible nut from a hazel tree.
The broken hazelnut shell reveals its pale edible kernel.
Etymology
The compound names the fruit by its parent tree: a hazelnut is the nut borne by a hazel, with the edible seed enclosed in a woody shell.
In context
almonds, hazelnut, it could be walnuts right, so you know, pick your nuts! Fill your boots! You could blend them, pick one
More examples
- Roasting hazelnuts makes their thin skins easier to remove.
- He sprinkles chopped hazelnuts over the salad.
- We spread hazelnut butter on warm toast.
Forms
hazelnut · hazelnuts
Similar words
- filbert
- Names the same nut, often in recipes and commerce.