Cobnut
/ˈkɒb.nʌt/noun
A cultivated variety of hazelnut, especially one grown for eating.
Did you know?Cobnut is a regional English word for a cultivated hazelnut, and its first element is probably linked to a dialect word for a rounded lump or head, not a hidden occult root.
Etymological Timeline
Old English / Middle English
English
cobbe
“A lump, rounded mass, or rounded object”
Middle English
English
cobbe nut
“A rounded nut, especially a large hazelnut”
16th–17th Century
English
cobnut
“A cultivated hazelnut”
Modern English
English
cobnut
“A cultivated variety of hazelnut”
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