Adjective: castanho
Hyphenation:
| Singular m. | castanho |
| Singular f. | castanha |
| Plural m. | castanhos |
| Plural f. | castanhas |
Sample Sentences
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Gostava de ter um carro castanho. (I would like to have a brown car.)
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O telescópio observa anãs castanhas. (The telescope observes brown dwarves.)
Adjectives inflected like castanho
desamparado,
metafórico,
extintivo,
metafísico,
autotrófico,
saxónico,
saxônico,
eslávico,
bandeiroso,
inescrupuloso,
desavergonhado,
babilónio,
babilônio,
super-humano,
acidêmico,
sereno,
sestro,
severo,
celibatário,
seboso, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese castanho (“brown”), probably from Latin castaneus (“pertaining to chestnuts”).
2. Cognate with Galician castaño, Mirandese castanho, Asturian castañu, Spanish castaño and Catalan castany. Doublet of castâneo. See: Latin Adjectives '
castaneus', Galician Adjectives '
castaño', Asturian Adjectives '
castañu', Spanish Adjectives '
castaño', Catalan Adjectives '
castany'.
Verbs referencing "castanho"
Galician Adjectives
castaño, Spanish Adjectives
castaño.
Translations