avellane

1. 1.

   pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts

   Synonymsavellan

Questions about avellane

What does avellane mean?

avellane means "pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts".

How many syllables are in avellane?

avellane has 3 syllables: a-vel-lane. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for avellane?

Close synonyms include avellan. 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 avellane a common word?

avellane 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.