Meanings
chestnut1
plural chestnuts · alternative chesnut
- countableAn edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a nut from a related shrub or tree; or a similar nut from an unrelated plant.
Cheſnuts are good in Female VVeakneſſes, and afford a very good Nouriſhment.
1732, John Arbuthnot, “Practical Rules of Diet in the Various Constitutions and Diseases of Human Bodies. Chapter I. Of the Different Qualities and Effects of Alimentary Substances. 4. Anti-acid, or Contrary to Acidity or Sourness.”, in An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. […], 2nd edition, London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], →OCLC, page 2585 more examples
Of trouth the cheſtain trees brynge forth the ſoft ſwete cheſtnutte out of the ſharpe pricking ⁊ hard huſke.
1531 March 20 (date written; Gregorian calendar), [Antonio de Guevara], “Howe the Emperour Reasoned with the Maysters that shulde Lerne His Sonne”, in John Bourcher knyghte Lord Barners [i.e., John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners], transl., The Golden Boke of Marcus Aurelius Emperour and Eloquent Oratour, London: […] Thomæ Bertheleti […], published 1535, →OCLC, folio 16, rectoThe Cheſnut tree, is a very great, high & thicke tree, not much vnlike the Walnut tree. […] amongſt the leaues at the top of yͤ branches grow the Cheſnuttes whiche are browne without, ſomewhat flat almoſt after the faſhion of a hart, and playne and ſmooth polliſhed: they be alſo incloſed in ſhelles and very rough and prickley huſkes lyke to a Hedgehogge or Urchin, the which huſkes do open of their owne accorde when the Cheſnuttes be ripe ſo that they fall out of theie ſayde huſkes of their owne kinde.
1578, Rembert Dodoens, “Of the Chesnut Tree”, in Henry Lyte, transl., A Niewe Herball, or Historie of Plantes: […], London: […] [Henry [i.e., Hendrik van der] Loë for] Gerard Dewes, […], →OCLC, 6th part (Trees, Shrubbes, Bushes, and Other Plantes of Wooddy Substance), page 729I am not he Camilla that will leaue the Roſe, bicauſe I pricked my finger, or forſake the golde that lyeth in the hot fire, for that I burne my hande, or refuſe the ſweet Cheſnut, for that it is couered with ſharpe huſkes.
1580, Iohn Lyly [i.e., John Lyly], “Philautus to the Faire, Camilla”, in Euphues and His England. […], London: […] [Thomas East] for Gabriell Cawood, […], →OCLC, folio 73, versoSo vvhen tvvo Boards, in vvild Ytene bred, / Or on VVeſtphalia’s fatt’ning Cheſt-nuts fed, / Gnaſh their ſharp Tusks, and rous’d vvith equal Fire, / Diſpute the Reign of ſome luxurious Mire; / In the black Flood they vvallovv o’er and o’er, / ’Till their arm’d Javvs diſtill vvith Foam and Gore.
[1716], [John] Gay, “Book III. Of Walking the Streets by Night.”, in Trivia: Or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London, London: […] Bernard Lintott, […], →OCLC, page 56This I knovv by my ovvn Experience, having compared the Produce of tvvo Pieces of Land of equal Area and Quality, one ſovved vvith VVheat, and the other planted vvith Cheſnut Trees.
1761, John James Rousseau [i.e., Jean-Jacques Rousseau], “Notes. [Discourse.] Pag[e] 17..”, in [anonymous], transl., A Discourse upon the Origin and Foundation of the Inequality among Mankind. […], London: […] R[obert] and J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC, page 195Synonyms: Spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut
- countableIn full chestnut tree: the shrub or tree that bears this nut, the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a shrub or tree of the genus Castanea.
The Cheſnut delighteth in ſhadowie places and mountaynes whoſe ſituation is towardes the North.
1578, Rembert Dodoens, “Of the Chesnut Tree”, in Henry Lyte, transl., A Niewe Herball, or Historie of Plantes: […], London: […] [Henry [i.e., Hendrik van der] Loë for] Gerard Dewes, […], →OCLC, 6th part (Trees, Shrubbes, Bushes, and Other Plantes of Wooddy Substance), page 7295 more examples
The next is the Cheſs-nut [Caſtanea] of vvhich Pliny [the Elder] reckons many kinds, eſpecially that about Tarentum and Naples, but vve commend thoſe of Portugal. […] [M]ay Copſes of Cheſs-nuts be vvonderfully increaſed and thickn'd by laying the tender and young branches; but ſuch as ſpring from the Nuts and Marrons are beſt of all, […]
1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], “Of the Cheſs-nut”, in Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC, page 24Theſe cheſnuts ranged in correſponding lines, / And though himſelf ſo poliſh'd, ſtill reprieves / The obſolete prolixity of ſhade.
1785, William Cowper, “Book I. The Sofa.”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC, page 15The midnight Moon ascends! Her placid beams, / […] / Here, o’er the chesnut’s fretted foliage grey / And massy, motionless they spread; […]
1814, Robert Southey, “Canto XV”, in Roderick the Last of the Goths, London: […] [F]or Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […], by James Ballantyne and Co. […], →OCLC, page 175Zav[ior]. […] At the dawn of the fourth day's journey, I entered the wood of Collares, when ſuddenly from the thick boughs of a cork tree— / Pab[lo]. (jumping up.) A cheſnut, Captain, a cheſnut. / Zav. Bah! you booby, I ſay, a cork. / Pab. And I ſwear, a cheſnut—Captain! this is the twenty-ſeventh time I have heard you relate this ſtory, and you invariably ſaid, a cheſnut, till now.
1816, William Dimond, The Broken Sword, a Grand Melo-drama, […], London: […] J. Barker, Dramatic Repository, […], →OCLC, Act I, page 13[T]here is no seeming, no halfness in nature, until the appearance of man. Unconscious creatures do the whole will of wisdom. An oak or a chestnut undertakes no function it cannot execute; […]
1876, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “The Comic”, in Letters and Social Aims, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co., →OCLC, page 140Synonyms: Spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut
- UKabbreviationcountableShort for horse chestnut (“any of several tree species of the genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum; the fruit of such a tree”).
And those three chestnuts near, that hung / In masses thick with milky cones.
1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Miller’s Daughter”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 105Synonyms: Spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut
- Things resembling a chestnut fruit in appearance or colour.
- broadlyuncountableA dark, reddish-brown colour, like that of chestnut fruit (noun sense 1).
She can see, by the colour of my beard, that my hair would be a fine chesnut still.
1832, [Leigh Hunt], “Introductory Letter of the Author”, in Sir Ralph Esher: or, Adventures of a Gentleman of the Court of Charles II. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 261 more example
Roſ[alind]. I'faith his haire is of a good colour. / Cel[ia]. An excellent colour: / Your Cheſſnut vvas euer the onely colour: […]
c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], page 198, column 2 - broadlycountableA horse with a reddish-brown coat, mane and tail.
[T]he noble Vice-President of the Club, Lord Carington […] led the way with his chestnuts, having a distinguished brother whip, Lord Londesborough, by his side.
1871 August, “‘Our Van.’ The Invoice.—July Jocundities.”, in Baily’s Monthly Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, volume XX, London: A. H. Baily & Co., […], →OCLC, page 3082 more examples
Chestnut horses are fidgetty and hot, but seem to have less sense than bay horses, while bay horses, though they are cleverer, are the worst tempered and the most irritable—that is, browns are the soberest, bays are the worst tempered, and chestnuts are the most foolish.
1877, George Nevile, “Colour”, in Horses and Riding, London: Longmans, Green, & Co., →OCLC, page 105At Launceston he found Mrs. Tregonnel's landau waiting for him, with a pair of powerful chestnuts, and a couple of servants, whose neat brown liveries had nothing of that unsophisticated semi-savagery which Mr. Hamleigh had expected in a place so remote.
1882, [Mary Elizabeth Braddon], “But then Came One, the Lovelace of His Day”, in Mount Royal […], volume I, London: John and Robert Maxwell […], →OCLC, pages 40–41
- countablefigurativelyChiefly in old chestnut: a joke, meme, phrase, ploy, etc. which has been repeated so often as to have grown ineffective or tiresome; a cliché.
Take greed. He [Donald Trump]'s been cited many times for what now has become a chestnut: "The point is, you can't be too greedy."
2015 August 27, Michael Signer, “Trump and the Dangers of Passionate Politics: The Billionaire Candidate’s Skill at Manipulating Emotions may Ultimately Derail His Candidacy”, in James Bennet, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Nov 20231 more example
UNIQUE II Break My Stride […] Yep, this is a dance-leaning cover of the Matthew Wilder '80s pop chestnut. It has already saturated radio airwaves throughout Europe, with a number of programmers here already giving it positive feedback.
1997 May 10, Larry Flick, “Reviews & Previews: Singles”, in Timothy White, editor, Billboard: The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment, volume 109, number 19, New York, N.Y.: BPI Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 62, column 1Synonyms: platitude
- not comparableOf a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit (noun sense 1).
chestnut hair
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[…] Aill, from mountains freed, / Down from the lakes did raving come; / Each wave was crested with tawny foam, / Like the mane of a chesnut steed.
1805, Walter Scott, “Canto First”, in The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem, London: […] [James Ballantyne] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, […], and A[rchibald] Constable and Co., […], →OCLC, stanza XXVIII, page 27Hortense, with her rich chestnut locks so luxuriantly knotted, plaited, twisted, as if she did not know how to dispose of all their abundance, with her vermillion lips, damask cheek, and roguish laughing eye.
a. 1856 (date written), Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter XI, in A[rthur] B[ell] Nicholls, editor, The Professor, a Tale. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], published 1857, →OCLC, page 187Synonyms: castaneous
Chestnut2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a nut from a related shrub or tree; or a similar nut from an unrelated plant.
nounIn full chestnut tree: the shrub or tree that bears this nut, the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a shrub or tree of the genus Castanea.
nounWood of a chestnut tree.
nounShort for horse chestnut (“any of several tree species of the genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum; the fruit of such a tree”).
nounAn oval or round horny plate located on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other equines, which is thought by some people to correspond with the thumbnail of other animals.
nounChiefly in old chestnut: a joke, meme, phrase, ploy, etc. which has been repeated so often as to have grown ineffective or tiresome; a cliché.
adjectiveOf a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit (noun sense 1).
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
nounany of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκᾰστᾰ́νειᾰ
- Latincastanea“chestnut tree; fruit of this tree”
- Old Frenchchastaigne, chastaine
- Middle Englishchesten
- Englishchestnut
The noun is a contraction of chest(en) (“(obsolete) chestnut tree; fruit of this tree, chestnut”) + nut. Chesten is a late variant of chesteine (obsolete), from Middle English chesten, chesteine, chasteine, chesteyne (“chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); fruit of this tree; wood of this tree”), from Old French chastaigne, chastaine (French châtaigne), from Latin castanea (“chestnut tree; fruit of this tree”) (whence Old English ċisten), from Ancient Greek κᾰστᾰ́νειᾰ (kăstắneiă), a variant of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă, “sweet chestnut”); for further etymology, see that entry. Doublet of castanet. Noun sense 4 (“joke, phrase, etc., which has been repeated so often as to have grown ineffective or tiresome”) may refer to an 1816 play, The Broken Sword, by William Dimond (1781 – c. 1837), in which one character begins to relate a story in which a boy slips down from a cork tree, and another interrupts him to say that he had previously repeated the story many times, and always mentioned a chestnut tree. The adjective is probably from an attributive use of the noun; compare French (of hair) châtain (“chestnut”) (from châtaigne (“a chestnut”)) and marron (“brown”) (from marron (“a horse chestnut or chestnut”)).
More words from Middle English, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κάστανον
- κάστανον (kástanon)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Arabic كَسْتَنَاء, أَشْقَر
- كَسْتَنَاء (kastanāʔ)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- أَشْقَر (ʔašqar)horse with a reddish-brown coat
Basque gaztaina
- gaztainaedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Bengali বাদামী, চেস্টনাট
- বাদামী (badami)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- চেস্টনাট (cesṭonaṭ)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Bulgarian ке́стен, ке́стен
- ке́стен (késten)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- ке́стен (késten)wood of a chestnut tree
- кестеняв (kestenjav)dark, reddish-brown colour
- дорест кон (dorest kon)horse with a reddish-brown coat
- кестеняв (kestenjav)of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Catalan castanya, castany
- castanyaedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- castanydark, reddish-brown colour
- marródark, reddish-brown colour
- castanyof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
- marróof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Chinese Cantonese 栗子
- 栗子 (leot⁶ zi²)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Chinese Mandarin 板栗, 栗子
- 板栗 (bǎnlì)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- 栗子 (lìzi)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- 栗色 (lìsè)dark, reddish-brown colour
Czech kaštan, kaštanově hnědá
- kaštanedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- kaštanově hnědádark, reddish-brown colour
Danish kastanje, kastanjebrun
- kastanjeedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- kastanjebrundark, reddish-brown colour
- kastanjebrunof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Dutch kastanje, tamme kastanje
- kastanjeedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- tamme kastanjeedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- kastanjebruindark, reddish-brown colour
- voshorse with a reddish-brown coat
- kastanjebruinof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
- kastanjebruineof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Esperanto kaŝtano
- kaŝtanoedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Estonian kastan
- kastanedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Finnish kastanja, kastanja
- kastanjaedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- kastanjawood of a chestnut tree
- kastanjapuuwood of a chestnut tree
- kastanjanruskeadark, reddish-brown colour
- pähkinänruskeadark, reddish-brown colour
- raudikkohorse with a reddish-brown coat
- rautiashorse with a reddish-brown coat
- yönsilmäoval or round horny plate located on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other equines
- kastanjaoval or round horny plate located on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other equines
- kastanjanruskeaof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
- punaruskeaof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
- rautiasof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
French châtaigne, marron
- châtaigneedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- marronedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- châtaignerwood of a chestnut tree
- marronnierwood of a chestnut tree
- châtaindark, reddish-brown colour
- marrondark, reddish-brown colour
- alezanhorse with a reddish-brown coat
- châtainof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
- marronof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
German Kastanie, Edelkastanie
- Kastanieedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- Edelkastanieedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- Esskastanieedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- Maroneedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- Maroniedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- Kastaniewood of a chestnut tree
- Kastanienbraundark, reddish-brown colour
- Fuchshorse with a reddish-brown coat
- kastanienbraunof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Greek κάστανο, καστανό
- κάστανο (kástano)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- καστανό (kastanó)dark, reddish-brown colour
- καστανός (kastanós)of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Hawaiian pelakano, pelane
- pelakanoedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- pelaneedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Hebrew ערמון
- ערמון (armon)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Hindi शाहबलूत
- शाहबलूत (śāhbalūt)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Hungarian gesztenye, pej
- gesztenyeedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- pejhorse with a reddish-brown coat
Icelandic kastanía, kastaníuhneta
- kastaníaedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- kastaníuhnetaedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Indonesian kastanye, berangan
- kastanyeedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- beranganedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- lakciedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- kayu beranganwood of a chestnut tree
- merah manggisdark, reddish-brown colour
Irish castán, cnó capaill
- castánedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- cnó capailledible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- donnruadark, reddish-brown colour
- donnruaof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Italian castagna, castagneto
- castagnaedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- castagnetowood of a chestnut tree
- castanodark, reddish-brown colour
- castanohorse with a reddish-brown coat
- castanoof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Japanese 栗, クリ材
- 栗 (kuri)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- クリ材 (kurizai)wood of a chestnut tree
- 栗色 (kuriiro)dark, reddish-brown colour
- 栗毛of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Korean 밤
- 밤 (bam)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Latin castanea, spādīx
- castaneaedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- spādīxdark, reddish-brown colour
- spādixof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Latvian kastanis, bērs
- kastanisedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- bērshorse with a reddish-brown coat
- bērahorse with a reddish-brown coat
- bērihorse with a reddish-brown coat
- bērashorse with a reddish-brown coat
Lithuanian kaštainis, kaštonas
- kaštainisedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- kaštonasedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- kaštanashorse with a reddish-brown coat
- kaštonashorse with a reddish-brown coat
- kaštoninisof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Māori katania ratina, pākā
- katania ratinaedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- pākādark, reddish-brown colour
Norwegian kastanje
- kastanjedark, reddish-brown colour
Norwegian Bokmål kastanje
- kastanjeedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Persian شاه بلوط
- شاه بلوط (šâh balut)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Polish kasztan
- kasztanedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Portuguese castanha, castanho
- castanhaedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- castanhodark, reddish-brown colour
- castanhohorse with a reddish-brown coat
- castanhoof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
- marromof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Punjabi ਲਾਖਾ
- ਲਾਖਾ (lākhā)of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Romanian castană, roib
- castanăedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- roibof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Russian кашта́н, кашта́н
- кашта́н (kaštán)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- кашта́н (kaštán)wood of a chestnut tree
- кашта́новый (kaštánovyj)dark, reddish-brown colour
- гнеда́я ло́шадь (gnedája lóšadʹ)horse with a reddish-brown coat
- гнедо́й (gnedój)horse with a reddish-brown coat
- гнедо́й конь (gnedój konʹ)horse with a reddish-brown coat
- кашта́новый (kaštánovyj)of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Scottish Gaelic castan
- castanedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Slovak gaštan
- gaštanedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Spanish castaña, castaño
- castañaedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- castañodark, reddish-brown colour
- pardodark, reddish-brown colour
- espejuelooval or round horny plate located on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other equines
- castañoof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
- marrónof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Swahili aramoni
- aramoniedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Swedish kastanj, kastanj
- kastanjedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- kastanjwood of a chestnut tree
- kastanjebruntdark, reddish-brown colour
- kastanjdark, reddish-brown colour
- fuxhorse with a reddish-brown coat
Tagalog kastanyas
- kastanyasedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Thai เกาลัด
- เกาลัด (gao-lát)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Turkish kestane, kestane
- kestaneedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- kestanewood of a chestnut tree
- kestanedark, reddish-brown colour
Ukrainian кашта́н, гнідий
- кашта́н (kaštán)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- гнідий (hnidyj)horse with a reddish-brown coat
- гніда (hnida)horse with a reddish-brown coat
- гніде (hnide)horse with a reddish-brown coat
- гніді (hnidi)horse with a reddish-brown coat
Urdu شاہ بلوط
- شاہ بلوط (śāh balūt)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Vietnamese hạt dẻ, gỗ dẻ
- hạt dẻedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- gỗ dẻwood of a chestnut tree
- nâu hạt dẻdark, reddish-brown colour
- nâu hạt dẻof a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit
Welsh cneuen gastan
- cneuen gastanedible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
Yiddish קאַשטאַן, קאַשטן
- קאַשטאַן (kashtan)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- קאַשטן (kashtn)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
- קעסט (kest)edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant
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chestnut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chestnut
“chestnut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chestnut. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chestnut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chestnut.
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