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filbert.

The hazelnut.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɪlbət//ˈfɪlbɚt/US
  1. The hazelnut.

  2. The hazel tree.

  3. A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.

Where this word comes from

Earlier filbert-nut, Philibert-nut, from Middle English filbert-note, from Anglo-Norman noix de filbert, so named because they are ripe near Saint Philibert’s Day.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.