castanya

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin castanea (compare Occitan castanha, French châtaigne, Spanish castaña), from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəsˈta.ɲə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kasˈta.ɲa]

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• Rhymes: -aɲa

Noun

castanya f (plural castanyes)

1. chestnut (nut)
2. (informal) hit, collision

Derived terms

• castanyar d'aigua f
• castanyer m
• castanyada f
• castanyeda f
• castanyereda f
• castanyeta f
• castanyola f

Related terms

• castany

Adjective

castanya

1. feminine singular of castany

References

• “castanya” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.