châtelet

French

Etymology

From château +‎ -et (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.tlɛ/ ~ /ʃɑ.tlɛ/

Noun

châtelet m (plural châtelets)

1. A castellum
2. (dated) A small castle

Further reading

• “châtelet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.