castanya

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin castanea (compare Occitan castanha, French châtaigne, Spanish castaña), from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəsˈta.ɲə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [kasˈta.ɲa]
  • Audio (Valencia):(file)
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲa

Noun

castanya f (plural castanyes)

  1. chestnut (nut)
  2. (informal) hit, collision

Derived terms

Adjective

castanya

  1. feminine singular of castany

References

  • “castanya” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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