chestnut, chestnut-coloured, brown · having chestnut hair, brunette
çekim: çoğul châtains
eş: châtaigné
köken: First attested in the end of the 12th century; a back-formation from châtaigne, re-interpreted as a feminine adjective. Alternatively, inherited from Latin castaneus. The feminine châtaine is only attested since the second half of the 18th century; châtaine is also found as a non-palatalized alternative to châtaigne. Compare invariable marron.
Castanea sativa een loofboom uit de napjesdragersfamilie (Fagaceae), die van nature voorkomt in het Middellandse Zeegebied. De boom kan een hoogte bereiken van 25 tot 35 meter