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chestnut

The correct spelling is chestnut.

How to pronounce chestnut

/ˈtʃɛs.nʌt/
noun

IPA: /ˈtʃɛs.nʌt/

Say it like: Che-stn-ut

The correct spelling is chestnut. A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
  2. 2.The nut of this tree or shrub.
  3. 3.A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
  4. 4.A reddish-brown horse.
  5. 5.The wood of a chestnut tree.

adjective

  1. 1.Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.

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