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chestnut

noun
🔊/ˈtʃesnʌt/
🔊/ˈtʃesnʌt/
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  1. (also chestnut tree)
     [countable] a large tree with spreading branches that produces smooth brown nuts inside cases that are covered with spikes. There are several types of chestnut tree. 栗树see also horse chestnutTopics Plants and treesc2
  2. [countable] a smooth brown nut of a chestnut tree, some types of which can be eaten栗子；板栗
    • roast chestnuts炒板栗
    • The dessert was a rich mixture of chestnut purée and cream.甜点是栗子泥和奶油的丰富混合物。
    see also Spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut, water chestnut compare conkerTopics Foodc2
  3. [uncountable] a deep red-brown colour栗色马；红棕马
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bright
    • glossy
    • rich
    • …
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  4. [countable] a horse of a red-brown colour栗色；深红棕色Topics Animalsc2
  5. old chestnut [countable] (informal) an old joke or story that has been told so many times that it is no longer funny or interesting 陈腐的笑话；老掉牙的故事
    6. Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Old English chesten (from Old French chastaine, via Latin from Greek kastanea) + nut.

chestnut

adjective
🔊/ˈtʃesnʌt/
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  1. red-brown in colour栗色的；红棕色的Topics Colours and Shapesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bright
    • glossy
    • rich
    • …
    See full entry
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Old English chesten (from Old French chastaine, via Latin from Greek kastanea) + nut.