Filbert

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɪlbÉ™t/
• US IPA: /ˈfɪlbÉšt/

Alternative forms

• filberd

Origin

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

Full definition of filbert

Noun

1. The hazelnut.
• 1610, , by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2I'll bring thee
  To clust'ring filberts, and sometimes I'll get thee
  Young scamels from the rock.
2. The hazel tree.
3. A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.

Synonyms

• (nut) hazelnut
• (tree) hazelnut

Hyponyms

• cobnut (usually the common hazel (Corylus avellana) which grows in the UK and Europe)