acastañau

Fala

Etymology

From a- +‎ castaña (“chestnut”) +‎ -au, perhaps due to their hard shell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akastaˈɲau̯/
• Rhymes: -au̯
• Syllabification: a‧cas‧ta‧ñau

Adjective

acastañau (feminine acastañá, masculine plural acastañaus, feminine plural acastañás) (Lagarteiru)

1. brute, careless
2. stubborn

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN