castanha
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese castanna, from Latin castanea (“chestnut”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kasˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [kasˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʃˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [kaʃˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kasˈtɐ.ɲa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐʃˈtɐ.ɲɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐʃˈta.ɲɐ/
Adjective
castanha
- feminine singular of castanho
Derived terms
Noun
castanha f (plural castanhas)
Derived terms
- castanha-brava
- castanha-de-caju, (pre-reform spelling) castanha de caju
- castanha-do-acre
- castanha-do-brasil
- castanha-do-pará, (pre-reform spelling) castanha do Pará
Related terms
- castanhal
- Castanheda
- castanheira
- castanheiro
- castanho
Descendants
- → Nheengatu: kastanha
See also
Further reading
- “castanha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “castanha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026