filbert

[ fil-bert ]

noun

1. the thick-shelled, edible nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, especially of Corylus avellana, of Europe.
2. a tree or shrub bearing such nuts.

filbert

/ ˈfɪlbət /

noun

1. any of several N temperate shrubs of the genus Corylus , esp C. maxima , that have edible rounded brown nuts: family Corylaceae
2. Also calledhazelnutcobnut the nut of any of these shrubs

Word History and Origins

Origin of filbert¹

1250–1300; Middle English, short for filbert nut, so called because ripe by Aug. 22 (St. Philbert's day)

Word History and Origins

Origin of filbert¹

C14: named after St Philbert , 7th-century Frankish abbot, because the nuts are ripe around his feast day, Aug 22

Example Sentences

Julie Ann McIlwaine, of Kilwee Lane in Dunmurry, stabbed James Joseph Crossley, 38, while he slept at her former home in Filbert drive in Dunmurry on 2 March 2022.

From BBC

Roy Essandoh - who had come in on a short-term deal because of an injury crisis - headed the winner as Premier League Leicester City were beaten at Filbert Street.

From BBC

Not only does Ms. Sanders fill it with her own tried and true family recipes, but she also includes anecdotes about growing up on and working the family farm in Filbert, South Carolina.

From Salon

They received a report at about 23:50 GMT on Tuesday that a man had been stabbed at a property in Filbert Drive, off the Stewartstown Road.

From BBC

“The government has failed to strike a balance between the lives they are saving and the lives they are losing,” said Filbert Baguma, general secretary of the Uganda National Teachers’ Union.

From New York Times