castaño

See also: castano and Castaño

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese castanno, from Latin castaneus.

Adjective

castaño m (feminine singular castaña, masculine plural castaños, feminine plural castañas)

  1. chestnut brown
    Synonyms: marrón, pardo

See also
Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)
     branco      gris      negro
             vermello ; carmín              laranxa ; castaño, marrón              amarelo ; crema
             verde lima              verde              menta ; verde escuro
             ciano ; azul verdoso              cerúleo              azul
             violeta ; anil              maxenta ; púrpura              rosa

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtaɲo/, [kasˈt̪aɲo]
  • Rhymes: -aɲo

Adjective

castaño (feminine singular castaña, masculine plural castaños, feminine plural castañas)

  1. brown (chestnut colored)

Noun

castaño m (plural castaños)

  1. chestnut (tree)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.