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Chestnut

/tʃˈɛˌsnʌt/
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(noun) An edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a nut from a related shrub or tree; or a similar nut from an unrelated plant.

A marron glacé is a sugar coated chestnut, similar to the Japanese sweet natto.
The prancing chestnut mare neighed as she tried to get rid of the rider.
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