castanho
Portuguese
castanho
Etymology
From Old Portuguese castanno (“brown”), probably from Latin castaneus (“pertaining to chestnuts”).
Cognate with Galician castaño, Mirandese castanho, Asturian castañu, Spanish castaño and Catalan castany.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐʃ.ˈtɐ.ɲu/
- Hyphenation: cas‧ta‧nho
Adjective
castanho m (feminine singular castanha, masculine plural castanhos, feminine plural castanhas, comparable)
- chestnut (having a dark brown colour)
- (of eyes and hair) brown (of any shade)
Noun
castanho m (uncountable)
- chestnut (a dark brown colour)
- chestnut (wood of the chestnut tree)
Related terms
- acastanhado
- acastanhar
- castanha
See also
| Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| branco | cinza, cinzento | preto | ||
| vermelho, encarnado ; carmim | laranja, cor-de-laranja ; castanho, marrom | amarelo ; creme | ||
| verde-limão | verde | |||
| ciano ; azul-petróleo | azul céu | azul | ||
| violeta ; índigo, anil | magenta ; roxo | rosa, cor-de-rosa | ||