Phrase guide

chestnut tree

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtʃɛsnʌt ˌtɹiː/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tree that bears chestnuts; a tree of the genus Castanea

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chestnut

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tree

Narrower terms: American chestnut, American sweet chestnut, Castanea dentata, European chestnut, sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut, Castanea sativa, Chinese chestnut, Castanea mollissima, Japanese chestnut, Castanea crenata, Allegheny chinkapin, eastern chinquapin, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, Castanea pumila, Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin, Castanea ozarkensis

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: շագանակենի (šaganakeni) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Middle Armenian: կասկենի (kaskeni) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Aromanian: cãstãnj — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Aromanian: cãstãnjiu — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Asturian: castañal — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Basque: gaztaina — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Basque: gaztainondo — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Bulgarian: кестен (kesten) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Catalan: castanyer — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Catawba: yerope — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏂᎨᏂ (unigeni) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 栗子樹 /栗子树 (lìzishù) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Cornish: kestenen — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Corsican: castagnu — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Danish: kastanjetræ — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Dutch: kastanjeboom — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Dutch: kastanje — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Esperanto: kaŝtanarbo — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Esperanto: kaŝtanujo — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Estonian: kastan — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Estonian: kastanipuu — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Faroese: kastanjutræ — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Finnish: kastanja — tree that bears chestnuts
  • French: châtaignier — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Friulian: cjastinâr — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Galician: castiñeiro — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Galician: castiro — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Galician: regaldo — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Galician: cantrocha — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Galician: restre — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Georgian: წაბლი (c̣abli) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • German: Kastanienbaum — tree that bears chestnuts
  • German: Kastanie — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Greek: καστανιά (kastaniá) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Ancient Greek: καστανέα (kastanéa) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Icelandic: kastaníutré — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Icelandic: kastanía — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Ido: kastaniero — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Irish: crann cnó capaill — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Irish: crann castán — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Italian: castagno — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Japanese: クリノキ (kurinoki) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Kazakh: талшын (talşyn) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Latin: castanea — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Latin: castaneārius — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Laz: ჭუბური (ç̌uburi) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Lithuanian: kaštainis — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Low German: kastang — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Low German: kastanj — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Luxembourgish: Käschtebam — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Megleno-Romanian: căstǫn' — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Mingrelian: ჭუბური (č̣uburi) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Norman: chât'nyi — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Norman: mârronyi — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kastanje — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kastanje — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Occitan: castanhièr — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Persian: شاهبلوط (šâh-balut) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Persian: کستانه (kastâne) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Polish: kasztan — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Portuguese: castanheiro — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Punjabi: ਸ਼ਾਹ ਬਲੂਤ (śāh balūt) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Romanian: castan — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Romansh: chastagner — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Russian: кашта́н (kaštán) — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Scottish Gaelic: craobh-geanmchno — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Sicilian: castagnu — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Spanish: castaño — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Spanish: regoldo — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Swahili: mwaramoni — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Swedish: kastanjträd — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Tagalog: puno ng kastanyas — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Tagalog: kastanyo — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Venetan: castagner — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Venetan: castagnar — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Venetan: castagnaro — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Vietnamese: cây dẻ — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Volapük: kätanabim — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Walloon: cascagnî — tree that bears chestnuts
  • Welsh: castanwydd — tree that bears chestnuts