castillete

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish castillete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kastiˈʎete/ [kas̪.t̪iˈʎe.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: cas‧ti‧lle‧te

Noun

castillete m (plural castilletes)

1. (mining) headframe

Further reading

• “castillete”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “castillete”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kastiˈʝete/ [kas.t̪iˈʝe.t̪e]

• IPA^(key): /kastiˈʝete/ [kas.t̪iˈʝe.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kastiˈʎete/ [kas.t̪iˈʎe.t̪e] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /kastiˈʃete/ [kas.t̪iˈʃe.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /kastiˈʒete/ [kas.t̪iˈʒe.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: cas‧ti‧lle‧te

Noun

castillete m (plural castilletes)

1. headframe

Further reading

• “castillete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025