avelã

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avelãs

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese avelãa, from Latin abellana (filbert, hazelnut), from Abella (Avella, a city in the Campania region of Italy).

Cognate with Galician abelá, Spanish avellana, Occitan avelana and Romanian alună.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃
  • Hyphenation: a‧ve‧lã

Noun

avelã f (plural avelãs)

  1. hazel (nut)