kastanyas
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish castañas, plural of castaña, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kas‧tan‧yas
Noun
kastanyas
- a tree or shrub of the genus Castanea
- the nut of this tree or shrub
- the wood of a chestnut tree
- (rare) a dark, reddish-brown color
Adjective
kastanyas
- of a chestnut color
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish castañas, plural of castaña, from Old Spanish castanna, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kasˈtanjas/ [kɐsˈt̪aː.ɲɐs], /kastanˈjas/ [kɐs.t̪ɐnˈɲas]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kasˈtanjas/ [kɐsˈt̪an̪.jɐs], (no palatal assimilation) /kastanˈjas/ [kɐs.t̪ɐn̪ˈjas]
- Rhymes: -anjas, -as
- Syllabification: kas‧tan‧yas
Noun
kastanyas or kastanyás (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)
- chestnut (nut of the chestnut tree)
- Synonym: talakatak
Related terms
- kastanwelas
- kastanyetas
- kastanyo
Further reading
- “kastanyas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018