avellana
/abeˈʝana/feminine
The Spanish word for hazelnut is avellana.
The word avellana refers to the hazelnut fruit. If you want to describe something as having a hazelnut flavor, use the phrase sabor a avellana.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of avellana is avellanas.
How do you pronounce it?
/abeˈʝana/
Did you know?
- The word avellana is named after the ancient Italian city of Avella. It is thought that the fruit was once a major commodity produced in that specific region.
- In Spanish, describing someone's eyes as ojos avellana is a common way to describe a hazel eye color, which is a mixture of green and brown.
- If you are looking for hazelnut trees in a Spanish garden, you should search for avellanos, using the masculine suffix to denote the tree rather than the fruit.
Examples in context
- El café que tomé llevaba crema de avellana encima.The coffee I drank had hazelnut cream on top.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use avellana when describing a topping on coffee.Tatoeba #7063326 by mervert1, translation #7063309 by mervert1
- El avellano produce deliciosas avellanasThe hazelnut tree produces delicious hazelnuts
- Mi abuela me regaló unas avellanitas deliciosasMy grandma gave me some delicious little hazelnuts
- Añado avellanas picadas a mis galletas para darles más sabor.I add chopped hazelnuts to my cookies to give them more flavor.
- ¿Dónde puedo comprar avellanas frescas en esta ciudad?Where can I buy fresh hazelnuts in this city?
- El helado de avellana es mi sabor favorito.Hazelnut ice cream is my favorite flavor.
- Me gusta beber café con leche y un poco de crema de avellana.I enjoy drinking coffee with milk and a bit of hazelnut cream.
- Esta avellana está muy dulce.This hazelnut is very sweet.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are looking at a dessert menu.
- MateoSofía, ¿quieres el pastel de avellana?Sofía, do you want the hazelnut cake?
- SofíaSí, suena delicioso, Mateo.Yes, it sounds delicious, Mateo.
- MateoYo voy a pedir el de chocolate.I am going to order the chocolate one.
- SofíaBuena elección, pidamos los dos.Good choice, let's order both.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hazelnut” translations and entries avellana, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries avellana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
