chestnut
US: /ˈtʃɛsˌnət/, /ˈtʃɛstˌnət/
UK: /tʃˈɛstnʌt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
chestnut /'tʃesnʌt/- danh từ
- (thực vật học) cây hạt dẻ
- hạt dẻ
- màu nâu hạt dẻ
- ngựa màu hạt dẻ
- chuyện cũ rích
- that's a chestnut: chuyện cũ rích rồi; người ta biết tỏng cái đó rồi
- to pull someone's chestnut out of the fire
- (tục ngữ) bị ai xúi dại ăn cứt gà
- tính từ
- (có) màu nâu hạt dẻ
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective+ noun
1 (also chestnut tree) [C] a large tree with spreading branches, that produces smooth brown nuts inside prickly cases. There are several types of chestnut tree.
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2 [C] a smooth brown nut of a chestnut tree, some types of which can be eaten: roast chestnuts + The dessert was a rich mixture of chestnut puree and cream.
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Compare: CONKER
3 [U] a deep reddish-brown colour
4 [C] a horse of a reddish-brown colour
5 [C] (informal) an old joke or story that has been told so many times that it is no longer amusing or interesting
+ adjective
reddish-brown in colour
Collocation
ADJ.
bright, glossy, rich | dark, deep
> Special page at COLOUR
Concise dictionary
chestnuts'tʃesnʌtnoun
+wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
+any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
+edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
+a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
+a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
adj.
+(of hair) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
