castillo

See also: Castillo

Spanish

Etymology

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

Audio (Colombia)

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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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.