castagnolo

Italian

Alternative forms
  • castagnuolo (literary)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.staɲˈɲɔ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo
  • Hyphenation: ca‧sta‧gnò‧lo

Etymology 1

From castagna (“chestnut”).

Adjective

castagnolo (feminine castagnola, masculine plural castagnoli, feminine plural castagnole)

  1. chestnut-like
  2. chestnut (color/colour)

Noun

castagnolo m (plural castagnoli)

  1. (regional) moustached warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)

Etymology 2

From castagno (“chestnut tree”).

Noun

castagnolo m (plural castagnoli)

  1. a young chestnut tree
    Hypernym: castagno
  2. (obsolete) a pole of chestnut wood

Further reading
  • castagnolo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • castagnolo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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