chestnut

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 [ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any N temperate fagaceous tree of the genus Castanea, such as C. sativa (sweet or Spanish chestnut), which produce flowers in long catkins and nuts in a prickly bur Compare horse chestnut, water chestnut, dwarf chestnut

2. (Cookery) the edible nut of any of these trees

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the hard wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, etc.

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  a reddish-brown to brown colour

b.  (as adjective) chestnut hair

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse of a yellow-brown or golden-brown colour

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg

7. Informal an old or stale joke

[from earlier chesten nut: chesten, from Old French chastaigne, from Latin castanea, from 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 [ˈtʃesnʌt]

A. N

1. (= fruit) → castaña f; (= tree, colour) → castaño m

2. (= horse) → caballo m castaño

3. (= story) → historia f
not that old chestnut! → ¡ya estamos con la misma historia de siempre!

B. ADJ (also chestnut brown) [hair] → (de color)castaño inv

C. CPD chestnut tree N → castaño m

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chestnut [ˈtʃɛsnʌt]

n

(edible) → marron m
We have turkey with chestnuts → Nous mangeons de la dinde aux marrons.
an old chestnut (= idea) → une vieille rengaine (= joke) → une plaisanterie usée

(also chestnut tree) → châtaignier m

(= colour) → châtain m

adj

[hair] → châtain inv

[horse] → alezan(e)
chest of drawers [ˌtʃɛstəvˈdrɔːz] n → commode f
chest pains npl → douleurs fpl de poitrine

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chestnut

n

(= nut, tree) → Kastanie f

(= colour) → Kastanienbraun nt

(= horse) → Fuchs m

(inf, = old joke) → alte or olle Kamelle (inf)

adj (colour) hair → kastanienbraun, rötlich braun; a chestnut horse → ein Fuchs m

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chestnut [ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt]

1. n (fruit) → castagna; (chestnut tree) → castagno
sweet chestnut (tree) → castagno comune or dolce

2. adj (hair) → castano/a; (horse) → sauro/a

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chestnut [ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt]

1. n (fruit) → castagna; (chestnut tree) → castagno
sweet chestnut (tree) → castagno comune or dolce

2. adj (hair) → castano/a; (horse) → sauro/a

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chestnut [ˈtʃesnat]

1 a reddish-brown nut (one type being edible). kastaiing كَسْتَناء кестен kaštan kastanje die Kastanie κάστανο kastan بلوط kastanja chãtaigne עַרמוֹן शाह बलूत kestenjaste boje gesztenye berangan kastaníuhneta castagna 栗の実 밤 kaštonas kastanis buah berangan kastanje kastanje kasztan castanha castană каштан gaštan kostanj kesten kastanj, kastanjeträd เกาลัด kestane ağacı 栗子 каштан ایک سرخی مائل بھورے چھلکے والا پھل cây hạt dẻ 栗子

2 a reddish-brown horse. vos حِصانٌ كَسْتَنائي اللوْن дорест кон hnědák rødbrun hest der Fuchs καστανόχρωμο άλογο raudjas اسب کرند raudikko alezan סוס עַרמוֹנִי भूरा riđan sárga (ló) kuda merah jarpur hestur cavallo sauro 栗毛の馬 구렁말 bėris bērs zirgs kuda perang vos fuks, kastanjebrun hest kasztan alazão roib гнедая лошадь hnedák rjavec riđi konj fux ม้าสีแดงน้ำตาล doru at 栗色馬 гнідий кінь ایک سرخی مائل بھورا گھوڑا con ngựa tía 栗色马

3 a boring old joke or story. ou grap نُكْتَةٌ قَديمَه стар виц otřepaný vtip, příběh gammel traver alter Witz χιλιοειπωμένο αστείο habemega nali لطیفه یا موضوعی که کهنه و خسته کننده شده vanha juttu blague éculée בְּדִיחַת קֶרֶש घिसी-पिटी बात otrcana stara dosjetka szakállas vicc cerita atau lelucon usang gömul lumma vecchia barzelletta 古くさいしゃれ 진부한 이야기 nuvalkiotas anekdotas nodrāzts joks/anekdote lawak bosan afgezaagd verhaal gammel traver (vits) kawał z brodą anedota velha glumă răsuflată избитый анекдот starý vtip stara šala otrcani vic anekdot, historia เรื่องเล่าที่น่าเบื่อ bayat şaka/öykü 陳腐的笑話 заяложений анекдот ایک بیزار کن پرانی کہانی یا لطیفہ chuyện cũ rích 陈腐的笑话

adj

of the colour of ripe chestnuts chestnut hair. kastaiingbruin, sweetvos كَسْتَنائي اللون червениково-кафяв kaštanové kastanjebrun kastanienbraun καστανός kastanpruun خرمایی kastanjanruskea chãtain צֶבַע העַרמוֹן भूरा kestenjast gesztenyebarna coklat kastaníubrúnn, rauðbrúnn castano 栗色の 밤색의 kaštoninis kastaņbrūns warna keperangan kastanjebruin kastanjebrun kasztanowy castanho castaniu каштановый gaštanový kostanjev kestenjast kastanjefärgad ซึ่งมีสีเหมือนเกาลัด kızıl(renkte) 栗色的 каштанового кольору; гнідий پکے ہوئے چیسٹ نٹ جیسا رنگ màu hạt dẻ 栗色的

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chestnut → كَسْتِناء kaštan kastanje Kastanie κάστανο castaña kastanja châtaigne kesten castagna クリ 밤 kastanje kastanje kasztan castanha каштан kastanj ลูกเกาลัด kestane hạt dẻ 栗子