Meanings
nounsweet chestnut (plural sweet chestnuts)
plural sweet chestnuts
- A type of deciduous tree native to Europe, Castanea sativa.
Synonyms: European chestnut, Spanish chestnut
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of deciduous tree native to Europe, Castanea sativa.
nounThe edible nut of this tree.
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nounwild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia
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Translations
Ancient Greek Διὸς βάλανος
- Διὸς βάλανος (Diòs bálanos)nut
Finnish jalokastanja
- jalokastanjatree Castanea sativa
French châtaignier, châtaigne
- châtaigniertree Castanea sativa
- châtaignenut
German Esskastanie, Marone
- Esskastanienut
- Maronenut
Hungarian szelídgesztenyefa, szelídgesztenye
- szelídgesztenyefatree Castanea sativa
- szelídgesztenyenut
Irish castán, castán Eorpach
- castántree Castanea sativa
- castán Eorpachtree Castanea sativa
- cnó castáinnut
Polish kasztan jadalny, kasztan jadalny
- kasztan jadalnytree Castanea sativa
- kasztan jadalnynut
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APA
sweet chestnut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20chestnut
MLA
“sweet chestnut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20chestnut. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet chestnut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20chestnut.
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