hazelnut

Gianduja's crunchy ingredient

A hazelnut is the edible nut of the hazel tree, round with a hard brown shell and a sweet, mild flavor.

Hazelnuts appear in confections, baked goods, and spreads like Nutella: The cake was topped with crushed hazelnuts.

Also called filbert or cobnut in some regions.

nut

filbert

Cultivated hazel nut

orchard · grove · harvest · autumn · tree · deciduous · squirrel · roasting · tannin · astringent

spread

Nutella

Hazelnut cocoa spread

praline · creamy · toast · breakfast · sandwich · dessert · filling · ganache · jar · pantry

texture

crunchy

Breaking with sound

toasted · roasted · crumble · snappy · granular · biscotti · praline

flavor

earthy

Coarse and unpretentious

sweet · rich · nutty · aromatic · caramelized · woody · warm · mellow · fragrant

color

tan

Yellowish-brown hue

  • tawnyWarm brownish-yellow hue
  • brownDark earth tone
  • goldenBright yellow, or precious

fawn · honey · caramel · bronze · umber · chestnut · warm

Categories
Phrases
Family

hazelnuts, hazelnut milk

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G