noun
- the small, round, edible nut of the hazel tree
Examples
- She cracked open a hazelnut and ate the sweet kernel inside.
- The chocolate spread contained crushed hazelnuts.
- Hazelnuts are commonly used in baking and confections.
- The squirrel buried hazelnuts in the garden for winter.
- Italian gelato often features hazelnut flavoring.
- We gathered hazelnuts from the tree in our backyard.