chestnut
/ˈtʃesnʌt/noun
उच्चारण चेस्नट
शाहबलूत
Core word
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[C, U]
a smooth shiny reddish-brown nut that you can eat; a deep reddish-brown colour; an old joke or story that has been told so many times that it is no longer funny
शाहबलूत
- an old chestnut
- Street vendors sell roasted chestnuts during the winter evenings.
- Children collected chestnuts under the tree in autumn.
+ 3 more examples
- He ordered a cup of hot chocolate and a bag of roasted chestnuts.
- The horse had a shiny chestnut coat.
- She laughed and asked if he was still telling that old chestnut.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
chestnut (food and tree, countable)
Chestnut is countable as a nut or a tree; roasted chestnuts are a winter snack in cold countries.
Chestnut नट या पेड़ के रूप में countable है; भुने हुए chestnuts ठंडे देशों में सर्दियों का स्नैक हैं।
- We bought roasted chestnuts on the street.
- A horse chestnut tree stood in the park.
chestnut (colour, adjective or noun)
Chestnut is a deep reddish-brown; it is used as an adjective before a noun or as an uncountable colour noun.
Chestnut गहरा लाल-भूरा रंग है; यह noun से पहले adjective की तरह या रंग के noun के रूप में आता है।
- She has long chestnut hair.
- The horse's coat was a rich chestnut.
an old chestnut (informal)
An old chestnut is a joke, story or argument that has been repeated so often that it is no longer interesting.
'An old chestnut' ऐसा चुटकुला, कहानी या तर्क है जो इतनी बार दोहराया गया हो कि अब रोचक न रहे।
- The joke about the dentist is an old chestnut.
- The question of homework is an old chestnut in education.
chestnut vs water chestnut
A water chestnut (singhara) is an aquatic vegetable, not a true nut, and has a different taste.
Water chestnut (सिंघाड़ा) एक जलीय सब्ज़ी है, असली नट नहीं, और उसका स्वाद अलग होता है।
- During the fast, we eat water chestnut flour.
chestnut (adjective of colour) and hyphenated forms
Chestnut can be joined to other words, as in chestnut-brown hair or chestnut-coloured horse, with a hyphen before a noun.
Chestnut को अन्य शब्दों से जोड़ा जा सकता है, जैसे chestnut-brown hair या chestnut-coloured horse, noun से पहले hyphen के साथ।
- She has chestnut-brown eyes.
+Collocations 5
verb + chestnut
roastpeelboilgathercrack
- The vendor roasted chestnuts over hot coals.
chestnut + noun
treeflourstuffinghairhorse
- A chestnut tree grew by the gate.
adjective + chestnut
roastedsweethorseoldshiny
- He told the same old chestnut at every party.
chestnut + colour
chestnut brownchestnut marechestnut curlschestnut eyeschestnut coat
- The chestnut mare won the race.
chestnut + animals and plants
horsemaresquirrel's foodtree barkhusk
- The chestnut husk is covered with sharp spines.
“More examples 7
- Roasted chestnuts are sold near the hill station market in winter.
सर्दियों में hill station के बाज़ार के पास भुने हुए chestnuts बिकते हैं।
- Radhika dyed her hair a deep chestnut colour.
राधिका ने अपने बालों को गहरे chestnut रंग में रंगवाया।
- The teacher groaned at the old chestnut about the late bus.
देर से आई बस वाले घिसे-पिटे बहाने पर शिक्षक ने आह भरी।
- Chestnuts are eaten in Kashmir during the cold months.
कश्मीर में सर्द महीनों में chestnuts खाए जाते हैं।
- A chestnut stallion galloped across the meadow.
एक chestnut रंग का घोड़ा घास के मैदान में सरपट दौड़ा।
- Chestnut flour is used in some hill-region fasting recipes.
पहाड़ी क्षेत्रों के कुछ व्रत-व्यंजनों में chestnut का आटा प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika found a shiny chestnut under the tree in the park.
राधिका को पार्क में पेड़ के नीचे एक चमकदार chestnut मिला।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
An old chestnut (a story or joke told too many times).
Idiom 'an old chestnut' (बहुत बार सुनाया गया पुराना किस्सा)।