châtaigne
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French chastaigne, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă). Doublet of castagne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.tɛɲ/ ~ /ʃɑ.tɛɲ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɲ
- Hyphenation: châ‧taigne
Noun
châtaigne f (plural châtaignes)
- (sweet) chestnut
Derived terms
- châtaigneraie (“chestnut plantation”)
- châtaignier (“chestnut tree”)
- châtain (“chestnut-coloured”)
See also
Further reading
- “châtaigne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.