kastanyas

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish castañas, plural of castaña, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: kas‧tan‧yas

Noun

kastanyas

  1. a tree or shrub of the genus Castanea
  2. the nut of this tree or shrub
  3. the wood of a chestnut tree
  4. (rare) a dark, reddish-brown color

Adjective

kastanyas

  1. of a chestnut color

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish castañas, plural of castaña, from Old Spanish castanna, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kasˈtanjas/ , /kastanˈjas/
    • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /kasˈtanjas/ , (no yod coalescence) /kastanˈjas/
  • Rhymes: -anjas, -as
  • Syllabification: kas‧tan‧yas

Noun

kastanyas or kastanyás (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

  1. chestnut (nut of the chestnut tree)
    Synonym: talakatak

Further reading

  • kastanyas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018