chateau

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See also: château

English

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -əʊ
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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chateau (plural chateaus or chateaux)

  1. Alternative spelling of château

Derived terms

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Danish

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Etymology

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From French château, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum (castle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sjato/, [ɕaˈtˢo]

Noun

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chateau n (singular definite chateauet, plural indefinite chateauer)

  1. château

Inflection

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Further reading

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French château. Doublet of kasteel, Castilië, Kessel, castellum, ketella, and telo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chateau n (plural chateaus or chateaux, diminutive chateautje n)

  1. château

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