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castanho.

brown (having brown color)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/kasˈtɐ̃.ɲu/Brazil[kasˈtɐ̃.j̃u]Brazil/kaʃˈtɐ̃.ɲu/Rio-de-Janeiro[kaʃˈtɐ̃.j̃u]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. brown (having brown color)

    Gostava de ter um carro castanho.
    O telescópio observa anãs castanhas.

  2. brown (hair or eye color)

  3. chestnut (having a dark brown colour)

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/kasˈtɐ̃.ɲu/Brazil[kasˈtɐ̃.j̃u]Brazil/kaʃˈtɐ̃.ɲu/Rio-de-Janeiro[kaʃˈtɐ̃.j̃u]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. brown (color)

    masculine · uncountable

  2. chestnut (a dark brown colour)

    masculine · uncountable

  3. chestnut (wood of the chestnut tree)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

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