chestnut
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/ˈtʃesnʌt/
🇬🇧
/ˈtʃesnʌt/
noun
R
A tree that has nuts with spikes on the outside.
We saw a squirrel burying chestnuts for winter.
R
A nut from the chestnut tree, some are good to eat.
The dessert was a rich mixture of chestnut purée and cream.
R
A color like the brown of a chestnut.
Her hair was the color of polished chestnuts.
R
A horse that is a reddish-brown color.
The chestnut horse ran faster than the others.
R
An old joke or story that is not interesting anymore because it's told too much.
His jokes were all chestnuts; nobody laughed.
adjective
R
The color of a chestnut, which is red-brown.
Her chestnut hair shone in the sunlight.
translation
A tree that has nuts with spikes on the outside.; A nut from the chestnut tree, some are good to eat.; A color like the brown of a chestnut.; A horse that is a reddish-brown color.; An old joke or story that is not interesting anymore because it's told too much.
The color of a chestnut, which is red-brown.
Word Forms
Plural
chestnuts