chestnut

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃɛsnʌt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ches′nut′, -nət)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
chestnut n (edible nut: sweet chestnut)castaña nf
 Roasted chestnuts are a popular food in winter.
 Las castañas asadas son un alimento popular en invierno.
chestnut n (horse chestnut: conker)castaña nf
 In autumn, we gathered chestnuts in the woods.
 En otoño cogíamos castañas en el bosque.
chestnut n (tree: bears sweet chestnuts)castaño nm
 The chestnut flowers in June and July.
 El castaño florece en junio y julio.
chestnut n (horse chestnut tree: bears conkers)castaño nm
 A large chestnut stood in front of the old house.
 Había un gran castaño frente a la vieja casa.
chestnut n uncountable (wood of chestnut tree)castaño nm
 The messenger delivered a small box made of chestnut.
 El mensajero trajo una pequeña caja de castaño.
chestnut n uncountable (color: reddish brown)castaño nm
 I like the boots, but I want them in chestnut, not grey.
 Me gustan las botas, pero las quiero en castaño, no en gris.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
chestnut adj (reddish brown)castaño/a adj
 She had brown eyes and chestnut hair.
 Tenía ojos marrones y pelo castaño.
chestnut n as adj (food: containing chestnuts)de castañas loc adj
 I am going to try a new recipe for chestnut filling.
 Voy a probar una nueva receta de relleno de castañas.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
chestnut brown n (reddish brown)castaño nm
 Se tiñó el pelo de castaño claro.
chestnut brown,
chestnut-brown adj		 (reddish brown)castaño/a adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
 The chestnut-brown horse ran like the wind.
 El caballo de pelo castaño era el más bonito del establo.
chestnut puree,
chestnut purée n		 (liquidized sweet chestnut)puré de castaña grupo nom
 Mi mamá prepara siempre puré de castaña para la cena de Navidad.
chestnut tree,
horse chestnut tree n		 (horse chestnut)falso castaño loc nom m
Note: (Aesculus hippocastanum)
 The chestnut trees bloom in May and are covered in white blossoms.
 Los falsos castaños florecen en mayo y se cubren de flores blancas.
chestnut tree,
sweet chestnut tree n		 (sweet chestnut)castaño nm
Note: (Castanea sativa)
 Most of America's chestnut trees died from disease in the 20th century.
 La mayoría de los castaños de América murieron a causa de una enfermedad en el siglo XX.
horse chestnut n (conker tree) (árbol)castaño de Indias nm
horse chestnut n (conker) (fruto)castaña de Indias nf
old chestnut n figurative (old saying, cliché)decir nm
sweet chestnut,
sweet chestnut tree n		 (tree with edible nuts) (árbol)castaño nm
sweet chestnut n (edible nut) (fruto)castaña nf
that old chestnut! interj ([sth] is a cliché)es un decir loc interj
 Blondes have more fun? Ah, that old chestnut!
water chestnut n (nut-like fruit used in Chinese cooking)castaña de agua nf
 Water chestnuts add a nice crunch to Chinese food.
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'chestnut' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
brown hair - brown-haired - chestnut puree - chestnut tree - conker - sorrel
Spanish:
castaña - alazán - castaño - castaño rojizo - caoba - castaña pilonga - castañal - castañero - castaño de Indias - castaño oscuro - lugar común - pilonga - zaino

In Lists: Nuts, more...
Collocations: a chestnut [horse, mare, stallion, foal], has chestnut [eyes, hair], [her hair, the dog] is chestnut, more...

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