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chestnut

[ches-nuht, -nuht] / ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət /














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These included dairy, ⁠wheat, ⁠tree nuts, ⁠coconut, seafood, red fish, ⁠pulses and beans, kiwi, sesame, ⁠dogs, cats, horse, ⁠pollen, flaxseed, ⁠chia, poppy seed, buckwheat, millet, peas, chestnut, quinoa, rye, oats and ⁠pumpkin.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Investors are returning from the long weekend with some optimism as that old chestnut — hopes for an Iran peace pact — is helping push bond yields lower and stock futures higher.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

St. Francis, unmistakable from his tonsure, his chestnut robe and his stigmata, looks lovingly at the Christ Child.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

The sweet and soft nut plays a large role in traditional mountain cooking and tradition because in places where you couldn’t grow wheat or barley, there were still chestnut trees.

From Salon Jan. 24, 2026

The bee droned over us again, pausing to taste the chestnut blossom above our heads.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

In the Old City, home to a small but vibrant Christian community and several important churches, red baubles hang from some trees, shopkeepers have put up Christmas decorations and street vendors peddle warm chestnuts.

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

And speaking of nutty, a handful of toasted pine nuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts, almonds, or even chopped chestnuts never goes amiss.

From Salon Dec. 16, 2025

American-grown chestnuts have been rare since a blight hit our native species over a century ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2025

Shostakovich’s Fifth, Schubert’s Ninth and Sibelius’ Second may be old chestnuts but not for players who were mostly under 25 and as young as 10.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2024

Except for the chestnuts, the forest trees were healthy.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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