Spanish | English |
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castaña noun {f} | chestnut [chestnuts](nut of the chestnut tree) Spanish chestnut [Spanish chestnuts](fruit) |
castaña clara adjective | brunette(having brown or black hair) |
castaña confitada noun {f} | marron glacé(chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla) |
castaña de agua noun {f} | water caltrop(Trapa bicornis) |
castaña de agua china noun {f} | water chestnut(Eleocharis dulcis) |
castaña de cajú noun {f} | cashew nut [cashew nuts](the seed of the cashew tree) |
castaña de Indias noun {f} | horse chestnut [horse chestnuts](seed) |
castaña oscura adjective | brunette(having brown or black hair) |
parecerse como un huevo a una castaña noun | chalk and cheese(things that are very different) |
sacar las castañas del fuego verb | pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire(do someone's difficult work) |
tiempos de Maricastaña noun | year dot(a very long time ago) |