Avellano

/ˌævəˈlɑːnoʊ/ noun

The hazelnut tree, particularly in Spanish and Portuguese; a shrub or tree of the genus Corylus that produces hazelnuts.

Spanish and Portuguese 'avellano' from Latin 'avellana' (hazelnut tree), itself derived from Avella, an ancient town in Campania, Italy famous for hazel trees.

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