castelhano

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish castellano, from Latin Castellānus < castellānus. Doublet of castelão.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lha‧no

Noun

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castelhano m (plural castelhanos, feminine castelhana, feminine plural castelhanas)

  1. (uncountable) Castilian; Spanish (Romance language spoken in Spain and much of Latin America)
    Synonym: espanhol
  2. Castilian (inhabitant of Castile, Spain)
  3. (South Brazil) a Uruguayan or Argentine

Descendants

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  • Old Tupi: kasîana

Adjective

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castelhano (feminine castelhana, masculine plural castelhanos, feminine plural castelhanas, not comparable)

  1. Castilian (of or relating to Castile, Spain)
    Synonym: castelão