castanho

Portuguese

castanho

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese castanno (“brown”), probably from Latin castaneus (“pertaining to chestnuts”). Doublet of castâneo.

Cognate with Galician castaño, Mirandese castanho, Asturian castañu, Spanish castaño and Catalan castany.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈtɐ̃.ɲu/ [kasˈtɐ̃.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈtɐ̃.ɲu/ [kasˈtɐ̃.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃˈtɐ̃.ɲu/ [kaʃˈtɐ̃.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈtɐ.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃˈtɐ.ɲu/

• Rhymes: -ɐɲu
• Hyphenation: cas‧ta‧nho

Adjective

castanho (feminine castanha, masculine plural castanhos, feminine plural castanhas)

1. brown (having brown color)

   Gostava de ter um carro castanho. ― I would like to have a brown car.

   O telescópio observa anãs castanhas. ― The telescope observes brown dwarves.

   Synonym: marrom

2. (of eyes and hair) brown (of any shade)
3. chestnut (having a dark brown colour)

Noun

castanho m (uncountable)

1. brown (color)
2. chestnut (a dark brown colour)
3. chestnut (wood of the chestnut tree)

Related terms

• acastanhado
• acastanhar
• castanha

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo, cândido	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro, atro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque