castelo

See also: Castelo

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese castelo, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈtɛlo/ [kɑs̺ˈt̪ɛ.lʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛlo
• Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lo

Noun

castelo m (plural castelos)

1. (architecture) castle (fortified stronghold)
2. (nautical) forecastle; aftcastle
3. siege tower
4. (figurative) Cumulonimbus cloud
5. (figurative) part of the yoke that resembles a battlement with merlons

Derived terms

• Castelo
• Castelos

Related terms

• Castela
• Castelán
• castelán
• castelanía
• Casteláns
• Castelao
• Castelaos
• Castelaus
• casteleiro
• Triacastela

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “castelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “castelo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “castelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “castelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “castelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”).

Noun

castelo m (plural castelos)

1. castle (fortified stronghold)

Descendants

• Fala: castelu
• Galician: castelo
• Portuguese: castelo (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "castelo"

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese castelo, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”). Doublet of chatô and Cacela.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈtɛ.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈtɛ.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃˈtɛ.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈtɛ.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃˈtɛ.lu/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʃ.ˈtɛ.lu/
• Homophone: Castelo
• Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lo

Noun

castelo m (plural castelos)

1. castle (fortified stronghold)

   Synonyms: alcácer, cidadela, fortaleza, forte, fortificação, praça-forte

Meronyms

• adarve, barbacã, couraça, cubelo, fossa, muralha, pátio, ponte levadiça, torre albarrã, torre de menagem, valo

Derived terms

• Castelo

Related terms

• acastelado, acastelagem, castelaria, casteleiro, castelão

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: kastélu

Further reading

• “castelo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “castelo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025