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kastanje.

a chestnut tree; a tree of the genus Castanea Kastanjeslekten

8 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈstan.jə/
  1. a chestnut tree; a tree of the genus Castanea Kastanjeslekten

    masculine
  2. the chestnut genus, Castanea, in the beech family

    masculine
  3. an edible chestnut; the nut or seed of the sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa

    masculine
  4. a horse chestnut tree, especially Aesculus hippocastanum

    broadly · masculine
  5. a conker; the seed of a horse chestnut

    masculine
    Barna lekte med kastanjer.
  6. chestnut; a reddish-brown colour

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna (“chestnut”), from Latin castanea (“chestnut tree”), from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia, “chestnut tree”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă, “sweet chestnuts”), ultimately from substrate, either Pre-Greek or Anatolian. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kastanje, Danish kastanje, Swedish kastanj, German Kastanie and English chestnut.

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