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.
Spanish conquistadors brought the word 'avellano' to the New World—so hazelnut trees in Latin America were named after an obscure Roman place in Italy, showing how language travels across continents!
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