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Chestnuts and hazelnuts are both great additions to seasonal recipes or your everyday snack rotation.—Brandi Jones, Health, 16 Dec. 2025 Sliced almonds and crushed hazelnuts are also delicious options.—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025 The meal finishes with chocolate hazelnut cake.—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025 Why isn’t the name of the flavor — gianduia — the name of its main ingredient, nocciola (hazelnut)?—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hazelnut
Word History
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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