French Conversation · Level 101
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French word
châtaigne
Pronunciation
IPA/ʃatɛɲ/
Meaning
- feminine nounchestnut
Example
On mange des châtaignes en automne.
We eat chestnuts in the fall.
More examples
Elle vend des châtaignes grillées au marché.
She sells roasted chestnuts at the market.
Core concept
A firm, floury chestnut tucked inside a fiercely spined husk.
Common phrases
des châtaignes grillées
roasted chestnuts
manger des châtaignes
eat chestnuts
Similar words
marron: An edible chestnut, often a large variety or one used in processed foods.
Definition in French
Fruit comestible du châtaignier, protégé par une bogue épineuse, à chair ferme et farineuse, consommé surtout en automne.
Word origin
French châtaigne comes through Old French chastaigne from Latin castanea, ultimately from Greek kastanon.
Usage tips
- In culinary French, marron often names a large cultivated chestnut or a chestnut product, while châtaigne commonly names the ordinary or wild fruit.
Other meanings
- punchnoun
- electric shocknoun
Related words
- châtaignierchestnut treenoun
- châtaigneraiechestnut grovenoun