"castaño" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /kasˈtaɲo/, [kasˈt̪a.ɲo] Forms: castaña [feminine], castaños [masculine, plural], castañas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -aɲo Etymology: Probably from Latin castaneus, or a back-formation from castaña. Compare Portuguese castanho. Compare also Vulgar Latin *cassanus, from Celtic, and French chêne. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la|castaneus}} Latin castaneus, {{cog|pt|castanho}} Portuguese castanho, {{cog|VL.|*cassanus}} Vulgar Latin *cassanus, {{cog|fr|chêne}} French chêne Head templates: {{es-adj}} castaño (feminine castaña, masculine plural castaños, feminine plural castañas)
  1. brown (chestnut colored) Synonyms: marrón
    Sense id: en-castaño-es-adj-fuYdtdRH Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Colors Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Colors: 83 17

Noun

IPA: /kasˈtaɲo/, [kasˈt̪a.ɲo] Forms: castaños [plural]
Rhymes: -aɲo Etymology: Probably from Latin castaneus, or a back-formation from castaña. Compare Portuguese castanho. Compare also Vulgar Latin *cassanus, from Celtic, and French chêne. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la|castaneus}} Latin castaneus, {{cog|pt|castanho}} Portuguese castanho, {{cog|VL.|*cassanus}} Vulgar Latin *cassanus, {{cog|fr|chêne}} French chêne Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} castaño m (plural castaños)
  1. chestnut (tree) Tags: masculine Derived forms: castañar, castaño de India, pasar de castaño oscuro, pato castaño Related terms: castaña
    Sense id: en-castaño-es-noun-4JeHa97c Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Trees Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Trees: 33 67

Inflected forms

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