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

  • 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)

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 céu,
azul-celeste		              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás		              magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque
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