Definition of "chestnuts" []

• Plural form of chestnut. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "Cooked plain chestnuts, unlike the über-rich marron glacé, have a dusty flavour that is helped in something sweet such as these brownies by marinating them first in a simple mixture of brown sugar, vanilla and rum."
• ""I've been interested in chestnuts as long as I can remember," said Webb, who recalled looking up the tree in an encyclopedia in elementary school."
• "I first became interested in Chinese chestnuts from an article I read in the early '30's in a Department of Agriculture yearbook which I think had been written by Mr. Gravatt."