chesten

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English chesten, from Old English ċisten (chestnut), from Latin castanea (chestnut; chestnut-tree), from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia), from κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kástana). Akin to Old High German chestinna ("chestnut"; > German dialectal Keste).

Noun

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chesten (plural chestens)

  1. (obsolete) A chestnut.
  2. (obsolete) A chestnut-tree.

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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chesten (plural chestens)

  1. Alternative form of chesteyne (chestnut)