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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.staɲˈɲɔ.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɔlo
- Hyphenation: ca‧sta‧gnò‧lo
Etymology 1
From castagna (“chestnut”).
Adjective
castagnolo (feminine castagnola, masculine plural castagnoli, feminine plural castagnole)
- chestnut-like
- chestnut (color/colour)
Noun
castagnolo m (plural castagnoli)
- (regional) moustached warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)
Etymology 2
From castagno (“chestnut tree”).
Noun
castagnolo m (plural castagnoli)
- a young chestnut tree
- Hypernym: castagno
- (obsolete) a pole of chestnut wood
Further reading
- castagnolo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- castagnolo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana