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English
Etymology
From Middle English chesten, from Old English ċisten (“chestnut”), from Latin castanea (“chestnut; chestnut-tree”), from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia), from κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kástana). Akin to Old High German chestinna ("chestnut"; > German dialectal Keste).
Noun
chesten (plural chestens)
- (obsolete) A chestnut.
- (obsolete) A chestnut-tree.
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
chesten (plural chestens)
- Alternative form of chesteyne (“chestnut”)