castaña

Etymology

From Latin castanea.

Noun

castaña f (plural castañes)

1. chestnut (nut of the chestnut tree)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese castanna, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia).

Noun

castaña f (plural castañas)

1. chestnut

Etymology

From Old Spanish castanna, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈtaɲa/, [kasˈt̪aɲa]

Noun

castaña f (plural castañas)

1. chestnut
2. (colloquial) strike, wallop (hard hit)
3. bun, chignon (haircut)
4. (colloquial) piss-up
5. (colloquial) yawn (boring thing)
6. (colloquial) piece of junk
7. (colloquial) year (used in talking about ages)

   Tiene 40 castañas

   He's 40 (years old)

Adjective

castaña

1. feminine singular of castaño

Further reading

• “castaña” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.