castanho

Portuguese
castanho

Etymology

From Old Portuguese castanno (“brown”), probably from Latin castaneus (“pertaining to chestnuts”).

Cognate with Galician castaño, Mirandese castanho, Asturian castañu, Spanish castaño and Catalan castany.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐʃ.ˈtɐ.ɲu/
  • Hyphenation: cas‧ta‧nho

Adjective

castanho m (feminine singular castanha, masculine plural castanhos, feminine plural castanhas, comparable)

  1. chestnut (having a dark brown colour)
  2. (of eyes and hair) brown (of any shade)

Noun

castanho m (uncountable)

  1. chestnut (a dark brown colour)
  2. chestnut (wood of the chestnut tree)

See also
Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco      cinza,
cinzento		      preto
             vermelho,
encarnado ; carmim		              laranja,
cor-de-laranja ; castanho,
marrom		              amarelo ; creme
             verde-limão              verde             
             ciano ; azul-petróleo              azul céu              azul
             violeta ; índigo,
anil		              magenta ; roxo              rosa,
cor-de-rosa
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