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The vanilla chiffon cake was praline-flavored with layered hazelnut toffee caramel meringue buttercream.—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 16 June 2025 There's almost not a threshold of hazelnut inclusion that would be considered too many.—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 June 2025 For toppings, Jessica ordered hazelnut spread and fruit jam in individual packages on Amazon.—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2025 The 300 pits were filled with items like pottery, flint pieces, charcoal, animal bones and hazelnut shells, researchers said.—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hazelnut
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hazelnut was
before the 12th century
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