chestnut
nounfeminine/kɐʃˈtɐɲɐ/high
cas·ta·nha
Definition
The edible nut of the chestnut tree, enclosed in a prickly husk.
We roasted chestnuts over the fire.
Chestnut stuffing is a traditional dish.
Common collocations
roasted chestnutchestnut treechestnut pureechestnut stuffing
Idiomatic expressions
- old chestnut (a stale joke or story)
Etymology
Do latim 'castanea', por sua vez do grego 'kastanon'.