Fala edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. brute, careless
  2. stubborn

References edit

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