castelo

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See also: Castelo

Galician

Castelo, Pambre, Galicia.
Reconstruction of the Castelo da Rocha Forte, Santiago, Galicia.

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese castelo, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (fort).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kasˈtɛlo̝/, /kæsˈtɛlo̝/

Noun

castelo m (plural castelos)

  1. (architecture) castle (fortified stronghold)
  2. (nautical) forecastle; aftcastle
  3. siege tower
  4. (figurative) Cumulonimbus cloud
  5. (figurative) part of the yoke that resembles a battlement with merlons

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Portuguese

Os componentes de um castelo.

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese castelo, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (fort).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Portugal" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kɐʃ.ˈtɛ.lu/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kas.ˈtɛ.lu/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "South Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kas.ˈtɛ.lo/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Carioca, Northeast Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kaʃ.ˈtɛ.lu/

Noun

castelo m (plural s)

  1. castle (fortified stronghold)

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Meronyms