カステラ

Japanese

Alternative forms

• カステーラ (kasutēra)

Etymology

From Portuguese Castela (“Castile”), an ellipsis of Bolo de Castela (literally “cake of Castile”); Compare Italian pan di Spagna (“sponge cake”, literally “bread of Spain”). Attested from the 16th century. Compare Tagalog Pan de Kastila (“Spanish bread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠sɨᵝte̞ɾa̠]

Noun

カステラ: two slices of castella cake and a beverage

カステラ • (kasutera) 

1. castella, a type of sponge cake

References

• “カステラ”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
• “カステラ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000