avelã
See also: avela
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese avelãa, from Latin abellana (“filbert, hazelnut”), from Abella (“Avella, a city in the Campania region of Italy”).
Cognate with Galician abelá, Spanish avellana, Occitan avelana and Romanian alună.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃
- Hyphenation: a‧ve‧lã
Noun edit
avelã f (plural avelãs)
- hazel (nut)