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

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• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo
• Rhymes: -iʎo
• Rhymes: -iʃo
• Rhymes: -iʒo

• 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 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28