English Dictionary

chestnut

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈt͡ʃɛs.nʌt/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 比喩的用法 イギリス英語

A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea. / A nut of this tree or shrub. / (uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree. / A reddish-brown horse.

日本語の意味

栗の木（カスタニア属の樹木または低木） / 栗の実 / 栗色（栗の実に見られる暗い赤褐色） / 栗毛馬（赤褐色の毛色を持つ馬）

The old chestnut in the village square provides shade and a place for neighbors to meet.

村の広場にある古い栗の木は木陰を作り、近所の人々が集まる場所になっています。

意味（1）

A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.

意味（2）

A nut of this tree or shrub.

意味（3）

(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.

chestnut:

意味（4）

A reddish-brown horse.

[…] browns are the soberest, bays are the worst tempered, and chestnuts are the most foolish.

意味（5）

(uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.

意味（6）

(figuratively) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").

Yep, this is a dance-leaning cover of the Matthew Wilder '80s pop chestnut. It has already saturated radio airwaves throughout Europe, with a number of programmers here already giving it positive feedback.

意味（7）

A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.

意味（8）

(UK) The horse-chestnut.

chestnuts （ plural ）