castañona

Asturian

Etymology

From castaña +‎ -ona: "big chestnut".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kastaˈɲona/ [kas̪.t̪aˈɲo.na]
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Syllabification: cas‧ta‧ño‧na

Noun

castañona f (plural castañones)

  1. (archaic) potato
    Synonyms: pataca, india, indiana, indina, castaña india
    • 1887, Frai Domingo Hevia y Prieto, Amieva‎[1] (poem):
      En esti suelu fértil se respeta
      De fabes y maíz y castañones,
      Y piescos y cirueles la coxeta
      In this fertile soil you respect
      Of beans and corn and potatoes
      And of peaches and plums the harvest

References

  • “castañona” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.
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