hazelnut

n.

The edible nut of a hazel, having a hard smooth brown shell. Also called filbert.

These wild nuts grow in clusters on the hazel tree in temperate zones around the world. The fuzzy outer husk opens as the nut ripens, revealing a hard, smooth shell. Italy, Spain, France and Turkey lead the way in hazelnut production. Until the 1940s, the United States imported most hazelnuts; however, they're now grown in Oregon and Washington. Also called filberts and cobnuts, particularly when cultivated, these sweet, rich, grape-size nuts are used chopped, ground and whole in all manner of sweets, as well as in savory foods such as salads and main dishes. Hazelnuts are usually packaged whole, though some producers are now also offering them chopped-a real timesaver. Hazelnuts have a bitter brown skin that is best removed, usually by heating them at 350°F for 10 to 15 minutes, until the skins begin to flake. By placing a handful of nuts at a time in a dish towel, then folding the towel over the warm nuts and rubbing vigorously, most of the skin will be removed. See also hazelnut oil; nuts.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
  Synonyms: hazel, hazelnut tree

Meaning #2: nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
  Synonyms: filbert, cobnut, cob

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hasselnød

Nederlands (Dutch)
hazelnoot

Français (French)
n. - noisette

Deutsch (German)
n. - Haselnuß

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φουντούκι

Italiano (Italian)
nocciola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - avelã (f) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
фундук

Español (Spanish)
n. - avellana

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hasselnöt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
榛子

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 榛子

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 개암

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ハシバミの実

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) البندقه ثمرة البندق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אגוז האלסר‬

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