castelão

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin castellānum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas̺.teˈlã.u/

Adjective

castelão m (plural castelãos, feminine castelãa, feminine plural castelãas)

1. Castilian

Noun

castelão m (plural castelãos)

1. castellan (caretaker of a castle)

Descendants

• Galician: castelán
• Portuguese: castelão

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese castelão (compare Galician castelán), from Latin castellānus, corresponding to castelo +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.teˈlɐ̃w̃/ [kas.teˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.teˈlɐ̃w̃/ [kas.teˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃ.teˈlɐ̃w̃/ [kaʃ.teˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃ.tɨˈlɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lão

Noun

castelão m (plural castelãos or castelões or castelães, feminine castelã or (rare) castelona or (rare) casteloa, feminine plural castelãs or (rare) castelonas or (rare) casteloas)

1. (obsolete) a feudal lord who owns a castle
2. castellan (caretaker of a castle)

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese castelão, corresponding to Castela +‎ -ão. Doublet of castelhano. Compare Galician castelán.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.teˈlɐ̃w̃/ [kas.teˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.teˈlɐ̃w̃/ [kas.teˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃ.teˈlɐ̃w̃/ [kaʃ.teˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃ.tɨˈlɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lão

Noun

castelão m (plural castelãos or castelões or castelães, feminine castelã or (rare) castelona, feminine plural castelãs or (rare) castelonas)

1. (dated) Castilian (native of Castile, Spain)

   Synonym: castelhano

Adjective

castelão (feminine castelã, masculine plural castelãos or castelões or castelães, feminine plural castelãs)

1. (dated) Castilian (of or relating to Castile)

   Synonym: castelhano

Etymology 3

From castelo +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.tɛˈlɐ̃w̃/ [kas.tɛˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.tɛˈlɐ̃w̃/ [kas.tɛˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃ.tɛˈlɐ̃w̃/ [kaʃ.tɛˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Noun

castelão m (plural castelões)

1. Augmentative of castelo