avellan

1. 1.

   pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts

   Synonymsavellane

Questions about avellan

What does avellan mean?

avellan means "pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts".

How many syllables are in avellan?

avellan has 3 syllables: a-vel-lan. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for avellan?

Close synonyms include avellane. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is avellan a common word?

avellan is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.