avelã

Meaning

hazel (nut)

Concepts

hazelnut

hazel

filbert

cobnut

cob

hazelnuts

Corylus avellana grandis

nut

hazelnut tree

Corylus avellana

Chilean hazelnut

filberts

Synonyms

Corylus avellana

Translations

noisette

avellana

hazelnoot

nocciola

Haselnuss

φουντούκι

avellana

fındık

nocciuola

aveline

Haselnuß

noisetier

بُنْدُقَة

nocciolo

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.veˈlɐ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: abellana

Cognate with Galician: abelá

Cognate with Spanish: avellana

Cognate with Occitan: avelana

Cognate with Romanian: alună

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese avelãa, from Latin abellana (“filbert, hazelnut”), from Abella (“Avella, a city in the Campania region of Italy”).
Cognate with Galician abelá, Spanish avellana, Occitan avelana and Romanian alună.