Main Entry:

fil·bert

Pronunciation:

\ˈfil-bərt\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French philber, from St. Philibert †684 Frankish abbot whose feast day falls in the nutting season

Date:

14th century

1: either of two Eurasian hazels (Corylus avellana and C. maxima)2: the sweet thick-shelled nut of the filbert ; broadly : hazelnut