FILBERT


Meaning of FILBERT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfil-bərt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French philber, from Saint Philibert died 684 Frankish abbot whose feast day falls in the nutting season

Date: 14th century

1. : either of two Eurasian hazels ( Corylus avellana and C. maxima )

2. : the sweet thick-shelled nut of the filbert ; broadly : hazelnut

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