château

See also chateau

English

Alternative forms

• chateau

Etymology

Originated 1730–40. Borrowing from French château, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈʃæːtɔ/, /ʃæːˈtɔ/
• (US) IPA: /ʃæːˈto/

Noun

château (plural châteaus or châteaux)

1. A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house.
2. Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
3. An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in Bordeaux.

Translations

a French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house

• Catalan: castell (ca) m
• German: Schloss (de) n, Château (de) n
• Russian: замок (ru) (zámok) m, дворец (ru) (dvoréc) m, шато (ru) (šató) n

• Slovak: zámok (sk) m
• Turkish: şato (tr)

any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle

• German: Schloss (de) n, Château (de) n

• Russian: замок (ru) (zámok) m, дворец (ru) (dvoréc) m

an estate where wine is produced and often bottled

• Bulgarian: шато (bg) (šató) n, шата (bg) (šatá) pl
• German: Château (de) n

• Russian: шато (ru) (šató) n

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• Slovak: zámok m

References

• “château” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “château” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "château" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.

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French

Etymology

From Old French chastel, from Latin castellum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

château m (plural châteaux)

1. castle (fortified building or similar structure; winegrower's estate).

Related terms

• château d'eau
• château de sable
• châtelain

References

• "château" in the WordReference Dictionnaire Français-Anglais, WordReference.com LLC, 2006.