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See also: Castelo
Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-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
- (figurative) Cumulonimbus cloud
- (figurative) 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.
Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”).
Noun[edit]
castelo m (plural castelos)
- castle (fortified stronghold)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese castelo, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”). Doublet of Cacela.
Pronunciation[edit]
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
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Kabuverdianu: kastélu
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