1 (also sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut, chestnut tree) noun BOT treecrann cnó capaill c m ucastán technical term masc1 c m u2 (also sweet chestnut) noun BOT, COOK fruit, woodcnó capaill c m ucastán technical term masc1 c m u
3 noun (also chestnut brown) colourcrón masc1 c m udonnrua masc4 c m ucnódhonn masc1 c m u4 noun horsecapall buícapall rua5 adjective dark browncrón adj1 c m udonnrua adj3 c m ucnódhonn adj1 c m uit's chestnut in colourtá dath crón airshe has chestnut hairtá gruaig dhonnrua uirthi, tá a cuid gruaige donnrua
phrases
an old chestnut
seanscéal c m uan seanscéal céanna arísseanscéal agus meirg airhe brought up some old chestnuttharraing sé anuas seanscéal éigin, luaigh sé seanscéal éigin a raibh meirg air
to pull sb's chestnuts out of the fire
tú féin a chur i mbaol ar mhaithe le duinemaide as uisce a thógáil do dhuine