chestnut

chestnut

American chestnut

Castanea dentata

chest·nut

 (chĕs′nŭt′, -nət)

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.

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[Earlier chesten (from Middle English chesteine, from Old French chastaigne, from Latin castanea, from Greek kastaneā, chestnut tree, from kastana, chestnuts; akin to Armenian kask, chestnut, both Greek and Armenian probably being of substrate origin) + nut. Noun, sense 6, perhaps in reference to unpalatability of stale chestnuts, or to the play The Broken Sword (1816) by British playwright William Dimond (c.1784-1837?), in which one character begins to tell an anecdote involving a cork oak, and another interrupts him by exclaiming Chestnut! and says that in twenty-six previous tellings of the same anecdote, the tree had been a chestnut.]

chestnut

(ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt)

n

1. (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. (Forestry) the hard wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, etc

4. (Colours)

a. a reddish-brown to brown colour

b. (as adjective): chestnut hair.

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

6. (Zoology) a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg

7. informal an old or stale joke

[C16: from earlier chesten nut: chesten, from Old French chastaigne, from Latin castanea, from Greek kastanea]

chest•nut

(ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət)

n.

1. any of several tall trees of the genus Castanea, of the beech family, bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, as C. sativa, of Europe, and C.dentata, an American tree virtually destroyed by chestnut blight.

2. the edible nut of such a tree.

3. the wood of any of these trees.

4. any fruit or tree resembling the chestnut, as the horse chestnut.

5. reddish brown.

6. a stale joke, anecdote, etc.

7. the callosity on the inner side of a horse's leg.

8. a horse having a reddish brown or brown body with mane and tail of the same or a lighter color.

adj.

9. reddish brown.

[1350–1400; earlier chesten nut, Middle English chesten, Old English cysten chestnut tree (< Latin castanea < Greek kastanéa) + nut]

chest′nut`ty, adj.

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

كَسْتَناءكَسْتَنائي اللوننُكْتَةٌ قَديمَهحِصانٌ كَسْتَنائي اللوْن

kaštankaštanovéotřepaný vtippříběhhnědák

kastanjekastanjebrungammel traver

KastanieFuchsKastanienbraunEsskastanie

κάστανο

castañacastaño

kastanjaraudikkorautias

châtaignemarronmarronnierchâtaignierchâtain

kesten

gesztenyepejsárgaszakállas vicc

gömul lummajarpur hesturkastaníubrúnn, rauîbrúnnkastaníuhneta

castagnacastagnocastanomarronesauro

クリ

밤

castaneaspadix

bėriskaštonaskaštoninisnuvalkiotas anekdotas

bērs zirgskastaņbrūnskastanisnodrāzts joks/anekdote

kastanje

kastanjekastanjebrunkastanjebrun hestfuksgammel traver

kasztan

castanha

каштангнедой

gaštanhnedákstarý vtip

kostanj

kastanj

ลูกเกาลัด

bayat şaka/öyküdoru atkestanekestane ağacıkızıl

hạt dẻ

栗子栗色的栗色马陈腐的笑话

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

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 fchest pains npl → douleurs fpl de poitrine

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

chestnut

[ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt]

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

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

chestnut

(ˈtʃesnat)

1. a reddish-brown nut (one type being edible). kastaiing كَسْتَناء кестен castanha kaštan die Kastanie kastanje κάστανο kastan بلوط kastanja chãtaigne ערמון शाह बलूत kestenjaste boje gesztenye berangan kastaníuhneta castagna 栗の実 밤 kaštonas kastanis buah berangan kastanjekastanjekasztan يوډول ونه او دهغې ميوه: سوربخن نسوارى رنګ 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 alazão hnědák der Fuchs rødbrun hest καστανόχρωμο άλογο raudjas اسب کرند tumma rautias alezan סוס עַרמוֹנִי भूरा riđan sárga (ló) kuda merah jarpur hestur cavallo sauro 栗毛の馬 구렁말 bėris bērs zirgs kuda perang vosfuks, kastanjebrun hestkasztan کرند آس 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 piada antiga otřepaný vtip, příběh alter Witz gammel traver χιλιοειπωμένο αστείο habemega nali لطیفه یا موضوعی که کهنه و خسته کننده شده vanha vitsi 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 kawał z brodą د خستکونه قصی 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

adjective

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

chestnut

→ كَسْتَناء kaštan kastanje Kastanie κάστανο castaña, castaño kastanja marronnier kesten castagno クリ 밤 kastanje kastanje kasztan castanha каштан kastanj ลูกเกาลัด kestane hạt dẻ 栗子