horse chestnut en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌhɔːs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌhɔɹs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ (US)
Etymology
Calque of translingual Castanea equina (literally “equine chestnut”).
Meanings
- Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere.
- The large nutlike seed of these trees.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horse chestnuts | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| horse-chestnut | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
buckeye (tree) · conker (seed) · conker tree (tree) · buckeye (seed)
Translations (67)
mk див костен (seed) · vo skäul (seed) · de Kastanie (tree) · gd craobh-geanmchno-fhiadhaich (tree) · cy cneuen geffylau (seed) · tr Hint kestanesi (tree) · pt castanheira-da-índia (tree) · cy castan y meirch (seed) · pl kasztanowiec (tree) · fi hevoskastanja (seed) · bg див кестен (seed) · nb hestekastanje (tree) · fr marron d’Inde (seed) · la castanea (tree) · cy marchgastan (seed) · cy marchgastanwydden (tree) · de Rosskastanie (seed) · ota آت كستانهسی (seed) · sk pagaštan konský (tree) · fr marronnier (tree) · nl paardenkastanje (tree) · eo hipokaŝtano (tree) · it ippocastano (tree) · mk див костен (tree) · de Kastanie (seed) · ro castan (tree) · fr marron (seed) · bg конски кестен (tree) · ga cnó capaill (seed) · ru ко́нский кашта́н (seed) · de Rosskastanie (tree) · nrf chât'nyi à j'va (tree) · es castaño de Indias (tree) · it castagna d'India (seed) · ga crann cnó capaill (tree) · pt castanha-da-índia (tree) · tr at kestanesi (tree) · sv hästkastanj (seed) · ota آت كستانهسی (tree) · ca castanyer bord (tree) · el αγριοκαστανιά (tree) · it castagno d'India (tree) · ca castanyer d'Índia (tree) · hu vadgesztenyefa (tree) · la castanea equina (tree) · bg див кестен (tree) · gv castan ny gabbil (seed) · fi hevoskastanja (tree) · hu gesztenye (seed) · fr marronnier d’Inde (tree) · es castaña de Indias (seed) · ru ко́нский кашта́н (tree) · ko 칠엽수 (tree) · sv hästkastanj (tree) · pt castanha-da-índia (seed) · pt castanheiro-da-índia (tree) · nn hestekastanje (tree) · tr Hint kestanesi (seed) · cy castanwydden y meirch (tree) · bg конски кестен (seed) · ro castan sălbatic (tree) · hu gesztenyefa (tree) · tr at kestanesi (seed) · pl kasztan (seed) · vo skäulabim (tree) · vo skäulep (tree) · hu vadgesztenye (seed)