chestnut

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Noun

Singular chestnut

Plural chestnuts

A chestnut opened

1. (countable) A chestnut is a type of tree.
2. (countable) A chestnut is a brown nut with a smooth hard shell that comes from the chestnut tree.

   He is allergic to chestnuts and peanuts.

3. (uncountable) Chestnut is a type of colour that is reddish-brown.