Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filbert

/ˈfɪlbɚt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: fil-bert
IPA: /ˈfɪlbɚt/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

The hazel tree.

noun

A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.

name

Example Sentences

"I'll bring thee / To clust'ring filberts, and sometimes I'll get thee / Young scamels from the rock."
"I've seen one monkey force open the jaws of his brother, resolutely introduce his fingers, pluck from the sanctuary of his cheek the filbert he had just stowed there for his private nutrition and delight, and crunch and eat it with a stern ecstasy of selfishness, himself […]"

Etymology

Earlier filbert-nut, Philibert-nut, from Middle English filbert-note, from Anglo-Norman noix de filbert, so named because they are ripe near Saint Philibert’s Day.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: filbert-note, noix de filbert

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɪlbɚt/

Inflected Forms

filberts (plural) filberd (alternative)

Phrases

filbert gall

Synonyms

hazelnut cobnut cob corylus avellana corylus avellana grandis

Rhymes With

gilbert hilbert wilbert guilbert silbert philbert

Questions

How do you pronounce filbert?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪlbɚt/.
What does filbert mean?: The hazelnut.
Where does filbert come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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