hazelnut
pronunciation
How to pronounce hazelnut in British English:
UK [ˈheɪzlnʌt]
How to pronounce hazelnut in American English:
US [ˈhezəlˌnʌt]
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- Noun:
- any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
- nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
Word Origin
- hazelnut (n.)
- also hazel-nut, Old English hæselhnutu; see hazel + nut. Similar formation in Dutch hazelnoot, Old High German hasalnuz, German Haselnuss.
Example
- 1. When filled with hazelnut pastry cream , they are a real treat .
- 2. The perfection then comes in that color : a hazelnut brown , with tints of red .
- 3. Almond , hazelnut , walnut and peanut butters are great additions to the diet .
- 4. Onur sahin , who heads the chamber of agriculture in the black sea province of ordu , says his fellow producers no longer want seasonal migrant kurds to harvest their hazelnut crops .
- 5. In europe , for example , an examination of various types of chocolate showed that half of those without a warning contained hazelnut ( food additives and contaminants , vol 24 , p 1334 ) .