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chestnut
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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.]
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chestnut
American chestnut
Castanea dentata

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chestnutchestnut - 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.chestnutchestnut - any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
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] ncastaña;
(also: chestnut tree) → castaño;
(colour) → castaño
adj(color) castaño inv
chestnut [ˈtʃɛsnʌt] nchâtaigne f;
(also: chestnut tree) → châtaignier m (= colour); châtain m
adj [hair] → châtain inv [horse] → alezan
chestnut [ˈtʃɛsnʌt] nKastanie f
adjkastanienbraun
chestnut [ˈtʃɛsnʌt] ncastagna;
(also: chestnut tree) → castagno
adjcastano/a

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 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 밤색 말 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
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) 농담, 일화 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
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


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