castillo

See also: Castillo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish castiello (“stronghold, fortress, castle”), from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”). Doublet of castell.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kasˈtiʝo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /kasˈtiʝo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /kasˈtiʎo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /kasˈtiʃo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /kasˈtiʒo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: cas‧ti‧llo

Noun

castillo m (plural castillos)

1. castle (a large building that is fortified and contains many defences)

Derived terms

• acastillar
• castillo de naipes
• encastillar

Related terms

• castellano
• Castilla

Descendants

• → Basque: gaztelu
• → Papiamentu: kastio
• → Tagalog: kastilyo

Further reading

• “castillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10