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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin castanea. Doublet of szatyn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʂ.tan/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʂtan
  • Syllabification: kasz‧tan

Noun

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kasztan m inan (related adjective kasztanowy)

  1. (countable) chestnut, chestnut tree (any tree of the genus Castanea)
  2. (countable) chestnut (edible nut of a chestnut tree)
  3. (uncountable) chestnut (dark, reddish-brown color, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree)
    kasztan:  

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Noun

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kasztan m animal

  1. reddish-brown horse

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • kasztan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kasztan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kasztan in PWN's encyclopedia