castanho

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from Latin castaneus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. brown, chestnut colour

Descendants

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

See also

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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castanho

Etymology

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

 
 

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

Adjective

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

castanho m (uncountable)

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

See also

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-bebê, azul-celeste              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás 		             magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque
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