Etymology
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From a- + castaña (“chestnut”) + -au, perhaps due to their hard shell.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
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acastañau (feminine acastañá, masculine plural acastañaus, feminine plural acastañás) (Lagarteiru)
- brute, careless
- stubborn
References
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- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN