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chestnut
[ ches-nuht, -nuht ]
/ ĖtŹÉsĖnŹt, -nÉt /
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Definition of chestnut
noun
adjective
being reddish-brown in color.
(of food) containing or made with chestnuts: turkey with chestnut stuffing.
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Idioms about chestnut
pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire, to rescue someone from a difficulty.
Origin of chestnut
1350ā1400; 1880ā85 for def. 6; earlier chesten nut,Middle English chesten,Old English cysten chestnut tree (<Latin castanea<Greek kastanĆ©a) + nut
OTHER WORDS FROM chestnut
chestnutty, adjectiveWords nearby chestnut
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British Dictionary definitions for chestnut
chestnut
/ (ĖtŹÉsĖnŹt) /
noun
Word Origin for chestnut
C16: from earlier chesten nut: chesten, from Old French chastaigne, from Latin castanea, from Greek kastanea
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Other Idioms and Phrases with chestnut
chestnut
see old chestnut.
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