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"Hazelnut" is a noun which is often translated as "la avellana", and "chestnut" is a noun which is often translated as "la castaña". Learn more about the difference between "hazelnut" and "chestnut" below.
hazelnut(
hey
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zuhl
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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 avellana (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).
Hazelnuts have an earthy flavor.Las avellanas tienen un sabor terroso.
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.
