Feminine

avelã

hazel (nut)

Frequency

36k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.veˈlɐ̃/
Etymology

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.

Corylus avellana grandis

hazelnut tree

Corylus avellana

Chilean hazelnut

Corylus avellana

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