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)

Concepts

brown

chestnut

🌰

maroon

chestnut brown

hazel

chocolate-brown

dark brown

auburn

dark-brown

brownish

brownness

Synonyms

marrom

pardo

castanha

moreno

marron

Marrom

acastanhado

Translations

marron

marrón

marró

marrone

castaño

brun

bruin

kahverengi

châtain

café

castano

🌰

bruno

qehweyî

braun

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kasˈtɐ̃.ɲu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: castaneus

Cognate with Galician: castaño

Cognate with Mirandese: castanho

Cognate with Asturian: castañu

Cognate with Spanish: castaño

Cognate with Catalan: castany

In summary

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.