chesten

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noun

A chestnut.

OriginMiddle English chesteyne ← Old English ċisten ← Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā →
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Meanings

nounchesten (plural chestens)

plural chestens

  1. obsoleteA chestnut.
  2. obsoleteA chestnut-tree.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă)
  2. Latincastanea
  3. Old Frenchchastaigne
  4. Latincastanea
  5. Proto-West Germanic*kastannjā
  6. Old Englishċisten
  7. Middle Englishchesteyne
  8. Englishchesten

Inherited from Middle English chesteyne. Akin to Old High German chestinna ("chestnut"; > German dialectal Keste).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

enchestchestne
Cite this entry
APA

chesten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chesten

MLA

“chesten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chesten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chesten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chesten.

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