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kastanyo

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish castaño.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kasˈtanjo/ [kɐsˈt̪aː.ɲo]
    • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /kasˈtanjo/ [kɐsˈt̪an̪.jo]
  • Rhymes: -anjo
  • Syllabification: kas‧tan‧yo

Noun

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kastanyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. (botany) chestnut tree
  2. chestnut wood
  3. chestnut (color/colour)
    Synonyms: kulay-kastanyas, kayumanggi
    kastanyo:  
  4. (zoology) chestnut (reddish-brown horse)
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Further reading

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  • kastanyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018