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The German word for chestnut is
Kastanie





chestnut

Plural

The plural of Kastanie is Kastanien.

German Definition


chestnut
     Substantiv:
     [1] ein Pferd mit der Fellfarbe "Fuchs"
          [1] My old horse was a chestnut.

Translations for chestnut and their definitions

Fuchs ©
     n. fox (animal)
          Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen. Gib sie wieder her! - Fox, you stole the goose. Bring it back again!
     n. (informal) a clever or cunning person
          Er ist ein ganz schöner Fuchs. - He is a really handsome fox.
     n. (informal) a red-haired person or horse.
          Unser Paul ist ja ein kleiner Fuchs. - Our Paul is a little redhead.
     n. pledge (prospective member of a fraternity)
     n. (military, slang) A new recruit.
     n. (card games) In Doppelkopf, the ace of diamonds, which earns a side of players an extra point if they win it from the other side
          Ich hatte nur vier Trümpfe und darunter beide Füchse. - I had only four trumps and among them were both aces of diamonds.
     n. a fox in radiosport foxhunt
     n. obsolete
     Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames
     Proper noun. surname, German Jewish
     n. a member of a student fraternity in his first year
     n. (by extension) beginner; fresher


Kastanienbraun
     n. maroon, auburn
     adj. having a colour like that of chestnuts: brownish maroon, auburn


Kastanie ©
     n-f. chestnut
     n-f.          a tree of the genus Castanea, or its nut
     n-f.          horse-chestnut, a tree of the genus Aesculus, or its nut


Kastanienbraun
     n. maroon, auburn
     adj. having a colour like that of chestnuts: brownish maroon, auburn


Esskastanie
     n-f. chestnut, sweet chestnut


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