castañu

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin castaneus.

Adjective

castañu m sg (feminine singular castaña, neuter singular castaño, masculine plural castaños, feminine plural castañes)

  1. brown
  2. chestnut wood

Further reading

  • castañu (adjective)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “castañu (adjective)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Leonese

Noun

castañu

  1. (Palra d'El Rebollal) brown (hair colour)