castanho

Meaning

Adj

1. brown (having brown color)
2. brown (of any shade)
3. chestnut (having a dark brown colour)

Noun

1. (masculine,uncountable) brown (color)
2. (masculine,uncountable) chestnut (a dark brown colour)
3. (masculine,uncountable) chestnut (wood of the chestnut tree)

Hyphenated as

cas‧ta‧nho

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kasˈtɐ̃.ɲu/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese castanho (“brown”), probably from Latin castaneus (“pertaining to chestnuts”).
Cognate with Galician castaño, Mirandese castanho, Asturian castañu, Spanish castaño and Catalan castany. Doublet of castâneo.

Sentences

Uma mulher com cabelo castanho encaracolado olha para um menu .

A woman with curly brown hair looks at a menu.

Um cão castanho claro está brincando na frente de duas vacas malhadas .

A light brown dog is playing in front of two spotted cows.