castelhano

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• castelão (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish castellano, from Latin Castellānus < castellānus. Doublet of castelão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.teˈʎɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.teˈʎɐ̃.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃ.teˈʎɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.teˈʎɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃ.tɨˈʎɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃ.tɨˈʎɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃ.tɨˈʎa.nu/

• Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lha‧no

Noun

castelhano m (plural castelhanos, feminine castelhana, feminine plural castelhanas)

1. (uncountable) Castilian; Spanish (Romance language spoken in Spain and much of Latin America)

   Synonym: espanhol

2. Castilian (inhabitant of Castile, Spain)
3. (South Brazil) a Uruguayan or Argentine

Descendants

• → Old Tupi: kasîana

Adjective

castelhano (feminine castelhana, masculine plural castelhanos, feminine plural castelhanas, not comparable)

1. Castilian (of or relating to Castile, Spain)

   Synonym: castelão