chestnut
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Formerly chesten nut, from Middle English chasteine, from Old French chastaigne, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastaneia).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chestnut (countable and uncountable, plural chestnuts)
- A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
- The nut of this tree or shrub.
- (uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color.
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chestnut colour:
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- A reddish-brown horse.
- (uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
- (idiomatic) (Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.
- A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
- (UK) horse-chestnut
Synonyms[edit]
- (tree): chestnut tree
Translations[edit]
chestnut tree — see chestnut tree
nut of the chestnut tree
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reddish-brown colour
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reddish-brown horse
wood of a chestnut tree
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Derived terms[edit]
terms derived from chestnut (noun)
Adjective[edit]
chestnut (not comparable)
Translations[edit]
of a deep reddish-brown colour
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
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