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"Cashew" is a noun which is often translated as "la castaña de cajú", and "chestnut" is a noun which is often translated as "la castaña". Learn more about the difference between "cashew" and "chestnut" below.
cashew(
kah
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shu
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (seed)
a. la castaña de cajú (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The cashew is the seed of a much larger plant.La castaña de cajú es la semilla de una planta mucho más grande.
b. el cajuil (M) (Bolivia) (Dominican Republic) (Ecuador)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Salted cashews are delicious anytime.El cajuil salado es delicioso a toda hora.
c. la nuez de marañón (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Cashews are hard to resist, but they are very high in calories!Es difícil resistirse a las nueces de marañón, pero tienen muchas calorías.
d. el anacardo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Because of my allergies, I eat sandwiches with cashew butter instead of peanut butter.Por mis alergias, como los sándwiches con crema de anacardo en vez de con crema de cacahuete.
2. (botany)
a. el cajú (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The cashew plants are tall trees - 12 m or more.Las plantas de cajú son árboles de 12 m o más.
b. el cajuil (M) (Bolivia) (Dominican Republic) (Ecuador)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Apparently the cashew originated in the Amazon region.Aparentemente, el cajuil es originario de la región del Amazonas.
c. el marañón (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
While the cashew plant is native to northeast Brazil, the Portuguese took it to India between 1560 and 1565.Si bien la planta de marañón es originaria del nordeste del Brasil, los portugueses la llevaron a la India entre 1560 y 1565.
d. el anacardo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The cashew typically grows in regions with tropical climates.El anacardo crece típicamente en regiones con clima tropical.
chestnut(
chehs
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nuht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. la castaña (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I like chestnuts more than hazelnuts.Las castañas me gustan más que las almendras.
a. la castaña de Indias (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Although those chestnuts are poisonous to humans, deer can eat them without any difficulty.Aunque estas castañas de Indias son venenosas para los humanos, los venados pueden comerlas sin problema.
3. (botany)
a. el castaño (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My father chopped down the old chestnut in our front yard.Mi padre taló el viejo castaño de nuestro patio delantero.
b. el castaño de Indias (M) (horse chestnut)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The scar that the leaf of the horse chestnut leaves behind has a distinctive horseshoe shape.La marca que la hoja del castaño de Indias deja tiene una forma característica de herradura.
4. (colloquial) (story)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la historia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Don't pay him any attention. He tells the same old chestnut to all our guests.No le hagas caso. Siempre cuenta la misma historia a todos nuestros invitados.
5. (color)
a. el castaño (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her hair has a color that's a bit closer to chestnut than to black.Su cabello tiene un color más parecido al castaño que al negro.
6. (animal)
a. el caballo castaño (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The chestnut won the dressage competition.El caballo castaño ganó la competición de doma y salto.
b. el caballo zaino (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We brought hay to the stables to feed the chestnuts.Trajimos heno a las cuadras para alimentar los caballos zainos.
