castelo
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See also: Castelo
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese castelo, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
castelo m (plural castelos)
- (architecture) castle (fortified stronghold)
- (nautical) forecastle; aftcastle
- siege tower
- (figuratively) Cumulonimbus cloud
- (figuratively) part of the yoke that resembles a battlement with merlons
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “castelo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “castelo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “castelo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “castelo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “castelo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese[edit]

Os componentes de um castelo.
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese castelo, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /kas.ˈtɛ.lo/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʃ.ˈtɛ.lu/
- Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lo
Noun[edit]
castelo m (plural castelos)
- castle (fortified stronghold)
- Synonyms: alcácer, cidadela, fortaleza, forte, fortificação, praça-forte
Meronyms[edit]
- adarve, barbacã, couraça, cubelo, fossa, muralha, pátio, ponte levadiça, torre albarrã, torre de menagem, valo
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Kabuverdianu: kastélu
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- Galician terms inherited from Latin
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- Galician nouns
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- gl:Architecture
- gl:Nautical
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Portuguese
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- Portuguese 3-syllable words
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- pt:Buildings
- pt:Royal residences