castanho

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Probably from Latin castaneus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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castanho m (plural castanhos, feminine castanha, feminine plural castanhas)

  1. brown, chestnut colour

Descendants

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  • Fala: castañu
  • Galician: castaño
  • Portuguese: castanho

See also

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Colors in Old Galician-Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)
     branco, blanco, alvo      gris      negro, preto
             vermelho              castanho              amarelo
                          verde             
                                       azur
                          cardẽo              rosa

Further reading

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Portuguese

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castanho

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese castanho (brown), probably from Latin castaneus (pertaining to chestnuts).

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

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɐɲu
  • Hyphenation: cas‧ta‧nho

Adjective

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castanho (feminine castanha, masculine plural castanhos, feminine plural castanhas)

  1. brown (having brown color)
    Synonym: marrom
    Gostava de ter um carro castanho.I would like to have a brown car.
    O telescópio observa anãs castanhas.The telescope observes brown dwarves.
  2. (of eyes and hair) brown (of any shade)
  3. chestnut (having a dark brown colour)

Noun

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castanho m (uncountable)

  1. brown (color)
  2. chestnut (a dark brown colour)
  3. chestnut (wood of the chestnut tree)
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See also

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Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco, alvo, cândido      cinza, gris,
cinzento
     preto, negro, atro
             vermelho,
encarnado, rubro,
salmão; carmim
             laranja,
cor de laranja; castanho,
marrom
             amarelo, lúteo; creme,
ocre
             verde-limão              verde              verde-água; verde-menta
             ciano,
turquesa; azul-petróleo
             azul-celeste              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás
             magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque