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Meaning of Hazel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈheɪzəl

Definitions

  1. A female given name from English from the plant or colour hazel. Popular in the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.
    countable, usually
  3. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a hazel tree.
    countable, uncountable
  4. The nut of the hazel tree.
    countable, usually
  5. A place in the United States:
    countable, uncountable
  6. A minor city in Calloway County, Kentucky.
    countable, uncountable
  7. The wood of a hazelnut tree.
    uncountable, usually
  8. A greenish-brown colour, the colour of a ripe hazelnut.
    countable, uncountable, usually
  9. A town in Hamlin County, South Dakota.
    countable, uncountable
  10. Freestone.
    countable, usually
  11. An unincorporated community in Snohomish County, Washington.
    countable, uncountable
  12. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية بندق عسلي هيزل
Български леска лешник
Bosanski leska liska леска лешник
Català avellaner
Čeština liška
Cymraeg cyll
Dansk hassel
Euskara hurrondo
Gaeilge coll
Gàidhlig calltainn
Galego abelá abeleira
עברית לוז
Hrvatski leska liska леска лешник
Հայերեն պնդուկենի
Íslenska hesli
한국어 개암나무
Kurdî êla
Latina corylus
Latviešu lazda
Македонски леска
Nederlands hazelaar
Polski leszczyna liszka orzechowy piwny
Português avelaneira avelãzeira aveleira castanho
Slovenščina leska
Shqip lajthi
Српски leska liska леска лешник
Svenska hassel
Tagalog abelyano
Türkçe ela

Examples

“The green turf was velvet underfoot. The blackbirds fluted in the hazels there.”
“Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.”
“GREEN. - - Squire Rodney has been looking into your affairs, and, by Jove! he swears you've deceived Hazel Kirke! ARTHUR. Deceived her? How? GREEN. He says that your marriage to her was a pretence, a farce, a lie.”
“In the month of May, When all nature seems in touch with hidden jewels, We called her Hazel, Hazel May.”
“Now, as I mentioned earlier, I never liked the name Hazel. I didn't like being called after a nut. I wanted to be called Rosemary, something pretty.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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