hazelnut

noun

ha·​zel·​nut ˈhā-zəl-ˌnət How to pronounce hazelnut (audio)
: the brown nut of a hazel

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Churro bites filled with chocolate hazelnut cream can be seen in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall on Tuesday June 3, 2025. Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 Eager to emphasize the product’s hazelnut base, Ferrero considered Nutsy, Nutosa, Nutina, and Nussly. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 Official tasting notes summary: Nose: Blackcurrant, liquorice root, leather, hazelnut, toasted almond, black pepper, and peat smoke. Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 This is the place to load up on fiber, with a weekend menu that includes an omelette filled with butternut squash and leeks, then topped with a kale and sesame salad, or a thick sourdough toast piled high with cannellini beans, roasted radicchio and hazelnuts, with dill sprinkled on top. Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hazelnut

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hazelnut was before the 12th century

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“Hazelnut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazelnut. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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hazelnut

noun
ha·​zel·​nut -ˌnət How to pronounce hazelnut (audio)
: the nut of a hazel

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