Spanish word

avellano

Pronunciation

IPA/aβeˈʝano/

Meaning

  • masculine nounhazel tree

Example

¿Conoces el avellano del parque?

Do you know the hazel tree in the park?

Illustration for avellano (hazel tree)

More examples

Este otoño recogimos los frutos del avellano.

This autumn we gathered the hazelnuts of the hazel tree.

Core concept

Shrub or small tree with branches carrying clustered, spherical hazelnuts.

Common phrases

  • frutos del avellano

    hazelnuts of the hazel tree

  • seto de avellano

    hazel hedge

  • ramas de avellano

    branches of the hazel tree

Similar words

avellana: Small round edible nut with a hard shell and a creamy, oily kernel.
árbol: Tall woody plant with a single main trunk and a clearly developed canopy.
nuez: Edible seed or kernel enclosed in a hard, brittle shell, eaten as a nut.

Definition in Spanish

Árbol cuyo fruto comestible se llama avellana; suele ser un arbusto o árbol bajo con ramas que llevan los frutos.

Word origin

The name comes from Latin nux avellana 'nut of Avella', with Spanish suffix -ano forming a word meaning 'related to', so the term links the place Avella and its nut to the tree.

Usage tips

  • Speakers often say 'árbol de avellanas' or 'avellano' when they mean the plant, because saying just 'avellana' often sounds like the edible nut.

Other meanings

  • hazel bushnoun
  • filbertnoun

Related words

  • avellanahazelnutnoun

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