castaño

Meaning

Concepts

chestnut brown

European chestnut

chestnut including chinkapin

chestnut-colored

dark brown

Japanese chestnut

Synonyms

carmelito

café oscuro

castaño oscuro

color café

volverse pardo

castaño europeo

castaño de las Indias

color castaño

color marrón

castañal europea

castaño común

carmelito

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
cas‧ta‧ño
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kasˈtaɲo/
Etymology

In summary

Probably from Latin castaneus, or a back-formation from castaña. Compare Portuguese castanho. Compare also Vulgar Latin *cassanus, from Celtic, and French chêne.

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