chestnut (redirected from Chestnuts)

chest·nut  (chsnt, -nt) n. 1. a. Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Castanea native to northern temperate regions, having alternate simple toothed leaves, and nuts that are enclosed in a prickly husk. b. The often edible nut of any of these trees. c. The wood of any of these trees. 2. Any of several other plants, such as the horse chestnut. 3. A moderate to deep reddish brown. 4. A reddish-brown horse. 5. A small hard callus on the inner surface of a horse's foreleg. 6. An old, frequently repeated joke, story, or song. adj. Of a moderate to deep reddish brown. [Earlier chesten (from Middle English chesteine, from Old French chastaigne, from Latin castanea, from Greek kastane, chestnut tree, from kastana, sweet chestnuts) + nut.]

chestnut American chestnut Castanea dentata

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chestnut

Noun

1. a reddish-brown edible nut

2. the tree that this nut grows on

3. a horse of a reddish-brown colour

4. Informal an old or stale joke

Adjective

dark reddish-brown: chestnut hair [Greek kastanea]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chestnut - wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea chestnut tree, chestnut - any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	chestnut - any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur chestnut tree chestnut - edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea Castanea, genus Castanea - chestnuts; chinkapins chestnut - wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea American chestnut, American sweet chestnut, Castanea dentata - large tree found from Maine to Alabama Castanea sativa, European chestnut, Spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut - wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia Castanea mollissima, Chinese chestnut - a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China Castanea crenata, Japanese chestnut - a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk Allegheny chinkapin, Castanea pumila, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapin, chinquapin - shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts Castanea ozarkensis, chinquapin, Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin - shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	3.	chestnut - edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell chestnut tree, chestnut - any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
	4.	chestnut - the brown color of chestnuts brown, brownness - an orange of low brightness and saturation
	5.	chestnut - a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg callus - bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
	6.	chestnut - a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
Adj.	1.	chestnut - (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color; "a chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair" chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

chestnut [ˈtʃɛsnʌt] n → castaña;

(also: chestnut tree) → castaño;

(colour) → castaño

adj → (color) castaño inv

chestnut [ˈtʃɛsnʌt] n → châtaigne f;

(also: chestnut tree) → châtaignier m (= colour); châtain m

adj [hair] → châtain inv [horse] → alezan

chestnut [ˈtʃɛsnʌt] n → Kastanie f

adj → kastanienbraun

chestnut [ˈtʃɛsnʌt] n → castagna;

(also: chestnut tree) → castagno

adj → castano/a

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chestnut [ˈtʃesnat]

1 a reddish-brown nut (one type being edible). kastaiingكَسْتَناءкестенkaštankastanjedie Kastanieκάστανοkastanبلوطkastanjachãtaigneעַרמוֹןशाह बलूतkestenjaste bojegesztenyeberangankastaníuhnetacastagna栗の実밤kaštonaskastanisbuah berangankastanjekastanjekasztancastanhacastanăкаштанgaštankostanjkestenkastanj, kastanjeträdเกาลัดkestane ağacı栗子каштанایک سرخی مائل بھورے چھلکے والا پھلcây hạt dẻ栗子

2 a reddish-brown horse. vosحِصانٌ كَسْتَنائي اللوْنдорест конhnědákrødbrun hestder Fuchsκαστανόχρωμο άλογοraudjasاسب کرندraudikkoalezanסוס עַרמוֹנִיभूराriđansárga (ló)kuda merahjarpur hesturcavallo sauro栗毛の馬밤색 말bėrisbērs zirgskuda perangvosfuks, kastanjebrun hestkasztanalazãoroibгнедая лошадьhnedákrjavecriđi konjfuxม้าสีแดงน้ำตาลdoru at栗色馬гнідий кіньایک سرخی مائل بھورا گھوڑاcon ngựa tía栗色马

3 a boring old joke or story. ou grapنُكْتَةٌ قَديمَهстар вицotřepaný vtip, příběhgammel traveralter Witzχιλιοειπωμένο αστείοhabemega naliلطیفه یا موضوعی که کهنه و خسته کننده شدهvanha juttublague éculéeבְּדִיחַת קֶרֶשघिसी-पिटी बातotrcana stara dosjetkaszakállas vicccerita atau lelucon usanggömul lummavecchia barzelletta古くさいしゃれ(진부한) 농담, 일화nuvalkiotas anekdotasnodrāzts joks/anekdotelawak bosanafgezaagd verhaalgammel traver (vits)kawał z brodąanedota velhaglumă răsuflatăизбитый анекдотstarý vtipstara šalaotrcani vicanekdot, historiaเรื่องเล่าที่น่าเบื่อbayat şaka/öykü陳腐的笑話заяложений анекдотایک بیزار کن پرانی کہانی یا لطیفہchuyện cũ rích陈腐的笑话

adj

of the colour of ripe chestnuts chestnut hair.kastaiingbruin, sweetvosكَسْتَنائي اللونчервениково-кафявkaštanovékastanjebrunkastanienbraunκαστανόςkastanpruunخرماییkastanjanruskeachãtainצֶבַע העַרמוֹןभूराkestenjastgesztenyebarnacoklatkastaníubrúnn, rauðbrúnncastano栗色の밤색의kaštoniniskastaņbrūnswarna keperangankastanjebruinkastanjebrunkasztanowycastanhocastaniuкаштановыйgaštanovýkostanjevkestenjastkastanjefärgadซึ่งมีสีเหมือนเกาลัดkızıl(renkte)栗色的каштанового кольору; гнідийپکے ہوئے چیسٹ نٹ جیسا رنگmàu hạt dẻ栗色的