châtaignier

French

Etymology

châtaigne (“sweet chestnut”) +‎ -ier; from Middle French chastaignier, from Old French chastaignier. Cf. also Medieval Latin castanearius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.tɛ.ɲe/ ~ /ʃɑ.tɛ.ɲe/ ~ /ʃa.te.ɲe/ ~ /ʃɑ.te.ɲe/, /ʃa.te.ɲe/ ~ /ʃɑ.te.ɲe/

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Noun

châtaignier m (plural châtaigniers)

1. chestnut; chestnut tree

Further reading

• “châtaignier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.