sweet chestnut
- adjective
- /swit ˈʧɛstnʌt/
- UK
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color castaño dulce
- She dyed her long hair a warm sweet chestnut that gleamed in the sunlight.
Examples
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The boutique stocked a sweet chestnut leather jacket that matched many outfits.
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She chose a sweet chestnut color for her living room curtains.
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For autumn decor, they chose curtains in a deep sweet chestnut to warm the room.
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The sweet chestnut fabric feels luxurious and warm.
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She dyed her long hair a warm sweet chestnut that gleamed in the sunlight.
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The boutique stocked a sweet chestnut leather jacket that matched many outfits.
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For autumn decor, they chose curtains in a deep sweet chestnut to warm the room.
Synonyms
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4.0
Having a deep reddish-brown color
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A brown color with a little red that often appears in hair or feathers
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A warm reddish brown like the coat of some horses
How Brown
Surface Forms
Morphology
The core meaning comes directly from 'chestnut' which already denotes a reddish-brown colour, and 'sweet' simply modifies that noun without introducing an unpredictable idiomatic sense. A B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer this denotes a shade related to the chestnut nut/timber (a medium–dark reddish‑brown), a compositional pattern common across languages.
Etymology
The adjective sweet chestnut comes from the warm brown color of the tree's nuts and wood. Because the nut and the wood look that reddish-brown, people use sweet chestnut to describe hair, leather, and other materials in that color.