avelã
See also: avela
Portuguese
avelãs
Etymology
From Old 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
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.vɨ.ˈlɐ̃/
- Hyphenation: a‧ve‧lã
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃
Noun
avelã f (plural avelãs)
- hazel (nut)