chestnut

noun

/ˈtʃesnʌt/

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(also chestnut tree)
[countable] a large tree with spreading branches that produces smooth brown nuts inside cases that are covered with spikes. There are several types of chestnut tree. see also horse chestnutTopics Plants and treesc2
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[countable] a smooth brown nut of a chestnut tree, some types of which can be eaten
- roast chestnuts
- The dessert was a rich mixture of chestnut purée and cream.
see also Spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut, water chestnut compare conkerTopics Foodc2
[uncountable] a deep red-brown colour
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bright
- glossy
- rich
- …
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[countable] a horse of a red-brown colourTopics Animalsc2
old chestnut [countable] (informal) an old joke or story that has been told so many times that it is no longer funny or interesting

Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Old English chesten (from Old French chastaine, via Latin from Greek kastanea) + nut.

chestnut

adjective

/ˈtʃesnʌt/

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red-brown in colourTopics Colours and Shapesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bright
- glossy
- rich
- …
See full entry
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Old English chesten (from Old French chastaine, via Latin from Greek kastanea) + nut.

单词	chestnut
释义	chestnut noun /ˈtʃesnʌt/ /ˈtʃesnʌt/ jump to other results (also chestnut tree) [countable] a large tree with spreading branches that produces smooth brown nuts inside cases that are covered with spikes. There are several types of chestnut tree. see also horse chestnutTopics Plants and treesc2 enlarge image [countable] a smooth brown nut of a chestnut tree, some types of which can be eaten roast chestnuts The dessert was a rich mixture of chestnut purée and cream. see also Spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut, water chestnut compare conkerTopics Foodc2 [uncountable] a deep red-brown colour Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective bright glossy rich … See full entry [countable] a horse of a red-brown colourTopics Animalsc2 old chestnut [countable] (informal) an old joke or story that has been told so many times that it is no longer funny or interesting Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Old English chesten (from Old French chastaine, via Latin from Greek kastanea) + nut. chestnut adjective /ˈtʃesnʌt/ /ˈtʃesnʌt/ jump to other results red-brown in colourTopics Colours and Shapesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective bright glossy rich … See full entry Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Old English chesten (from Old French chastaine, via Latin from Greek kastanea) + nut.
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