castaño

See also: castano

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese castanno, from Latin castaneus.

Adjective

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

  1. chestnut brown

Synonyms

See also

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

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

  • 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)
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