castana

noun

cas·​ta·​na

kaˈstan(y)ə

plural -s

1

a

: brazil nut

b

: the Brazil-nut tree

2

[American Spanish castaña, from Spanish, chestnut, from Latin castanea] Puerto Rico : breadfruit

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese castanha, literally, chestnut, from Latin castanea

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