cobnut

Meaning

1. A nut of a common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut.
2. A specific cultivated variety of hazelnut, also known as the Kentish cobnut.
3. A game played by children with nuts.

Synonyms

hazelnut

filbert

cob

Corylus avellana

hazel

Corylus avellana grandis

European hazel

Harry Lauder’s walking stick

curri

headed hazel

irish coll

Chinese filbert

Chinese hazel

European filbert

nut

American hazelnut

Chinese hazelnut

giant filbert

Chilean hazelnut

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒbˌnʌt/

Etymology

From earlier cobylle nut; see cobble, nut.