castanho
Appearance
Old Galician-Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Latin castaneus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]castanho m (plural castanhos, feminine castanha, feminine plural castanhas)
- brown, chestnut colour
- 13th or 14th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Fernando Esquio, B1607: Disse um infante ante sa companha (facsimile)
- […] nẽ brãca nẽ vermelha nẽ caſtanha.
- […] nor white, nor red, nor brown.
- 13th or 14th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Fernando Esquio, B1607: Disse um infante ante sa companha (facsimile)
Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]branco, blanco, alvo | gris | negro, preto |
vermelho | castanho | amarelo |
verde | ||
azur | ||
cardẽo | rosa |
Further reading
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese castanho (“brown”), probably from Latin castaneus (“pertaining to chestnuts”).
Cognate with Galician castaño, Mirandese castanho, Asturian castañu, Spanish castaño and Catalan castany. Doublet of castâneo.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɐɲu
- Hyphenation: cas‧ta‧nho
Adjective
[edit]castanho (feminine castanha, masculine plural castanhos, feminine plural castanhas)
- brown (having brown color)
- Synonym: marrom
- Gostava de ter um carro castanho. ― I would like to have a brown car.
- O telescópio observa anãs castanhas. ― The telescope observes brown dwarves.
- (of eyes and hair) brown (of any shade)
- chestnut (having a dark brown colour)
Noun
[edit]castanho m (uncountable)
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]branco, alvo, cândido | cinza, gris, cinzento |
preto, negro, atro |
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim |
laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom |
amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre |
verde-limão | verde | verde-água; verde-menta |
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo |
azul-bebê, azul-celeste | azul, índigo, anil |
violeta, lilás |
magenta; roxo, púrpura | rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque |
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- pt:Browns
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