castâneo

See also: castaneo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin castaneus. Doublet of castanho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈtɐ̃.ne.u/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃˈtɐ̃.ne.u/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈtɐ.ne.o/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃˈtɐ.nju/

Hyphenation: cas‧tâ‧ne‧o

Adjective

castâneo (feminine castânea, masculine plural castâneos, feminine plural castâneas)

(dated) synonym of castanho

Further reading

“castâneo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“castâneo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026