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Noun
chestnut (plural chestnuts)

1. A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
2. <!--NNut-->The nut of this tree or shrub.
3. <!--NColour-->A dark, reddish-brown colour/color.

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1. <!--NHorsetype-->A reddish-brown horse.
2. <!--NWood-->The wood of a chestnut tree.
3. (Often "old chestnut") a worn-out meme; a work so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.
4. <!--NHorsepart--> A part of a horse found on the inner leg, similar to a birthmark on a human.

Synonyms
<!--NTree-->(tree): chestnut tree

Translations
<!--NTree-->tree
See chestnut tree

<!--NNut-->nut

Bosnian: kesten#Bosnian|kesten m
Catalan: castanya, f
Croatian: kesten m
Chinese: ��, ��
Czech: kaštan m
Danish: kastanje c
Dutch: kastanje f, tamme kastanje f
Finnish: kastanja
French: châtaigne f, marron m
German: Kastanie f
Hungarian: gesztenye
mid
Italian: castagna f
Japanese: æ � (kuri)
Latin: castanea f
Occitan: castanha f
Portuguese: castanha f
Russian: ка��ан (kaštán) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ке��ен#Serbian|ке��ен m
:Latin: kesten#Serbian|kesten m
Slovenian: kostanj m
Spanish: castaña f
Vietnamese: hạt dẻ

<!--NColour-->colour/color

Catalan: castanya
Bosnian: kestenjasta f
Danish: kastanjebrunt<!-- needs checking -->
Dutch: kastanjebruin n
French: marron m
Italian: castano f
Japanese: �� (kuriiro)
mid
Latin: spadix|sp�dīx
Russian: ка��анов�й (kaštánovyj) hair color,
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ке��е�а��а f
:Latin: kestenjasta#Serbian|kestenjasta f
Spanish: castaño m

<!--NHorsetype-->horse

Finnish: raudikko, rautias
Hungarian: pej
mid
Russian: гнедой (gn'edój)

<!--NWood-->wood

Italian: castagneto m
Japanese: ��� (kurizai)
mid
Russian: ка��ан (kaštán) m

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Korean: ë°¤ (bam)

Adjective
chestnut (no compar or superl)

1. <!--AdjColour-->(colour) of a deep reddish brown colour, like that of a chestnut.

Translations
<!--AdjColour-->colour

Bosnian: kestenjast m
Dutch: kastanjebruin, kastanjebruine
French: marron
German: kastanienbraun
mid
Italian: castano (of hair)
Russian: ка��анов�й (kaštánovyj) hair color
Serbian:
:*Cyrillic: ке��е�а�� m
:*Latin: kestenjast m

Derived terms
top3
American chestnut
chestnut blight
chestnut oak
chestnut tree
mid3
dwarf chestnut
horse chestnut
Moreton Bay chestnut
pull chestnuts out of the fire
mid3
Spanish chestnut
sweet chestnut
water chestnut

Related terms
castanet<!--related via Spanish-->

See also
top3
black bean
buckeye
caltrop
mid3
chinquapin
chinquapin oak
conker
mid3
maroon
water caltrop
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Category:Browns
Category:Colors
Category:Foods
Category:Horses
Category:Nuts
Category:Trees
Category:Woods

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