Filbert meaning
Origin of filbert
- Middle English from Old French (nois de) filbert (nut of) Philbert after Saint Philibert (died 684), whose feast day in late August coincides with the ripening of the nut
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Earlier filbert-nut, Philibert-nut, from Anglo-Norman noix de filbert, so named because they are ripe near Saint Philibert’s Day.
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