chestnutlike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

chestnut +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

chestnutlike (comparative more chestnutlike, superlative most chestnutlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
    • 2009 March 29, Christine Muhlke, “Bean Counterculture”, in New York Times[1]:
      The beans that Sando started growing were beautiful; cooked, they could be creamy, meaty, chestnutlike or herbaceous-tasting, textures and flavors he’d never experienced.