alună

== Romanian == === Etymology === From a Vulgar Latin root *abellona, from Latin abellāna, from a city in Italy known as Abella or Avella. Compare Aromanian alunã, Occitan aulana, Portuguese avelã, Spanish avellana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈlu.nə/ === Noun === alună f (plural alune) hazelnut (in some cases) peanut (slang) testicle ==== Usage notes ==== The standard meaning of this word is the hazelnut. (The tree itself is called fundici.) In some contexts it may refer to a peanut, as a shortening of alună de pământ or alună americană, also known as arahidă. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== nucă