chestnuts
nounUK /ˈtʃes.nʌts/
US /ˈtʃes.nʌts/
Chestnuts are brown nuts that grow inside spiky shells on trees.
We roasted chestnuts over the fire on a cold winter night.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The reddish-brown color of a chestnut.
She painted the door a warm chestnut color.
3. A horse with a reddish-brown coat.
The chestnut galloped across the field.
4. An old joke or story that has been told many times.
His speech was full of the same old chestnuts.