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castelo

See also: Castelo

Galician edit

 
Castelo, Pambre, Galicia.
 
Reconstruction of the Castelo da Rocha Forte, Santiago, Galicia.

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kasˈtɛlo̝/, /kæsˈtɛlo̝/

Noun edit

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

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References edit

  • “castelo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “castelo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “castelo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “castelo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “castelo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

castelo m (plural castelos)

  1. castle (fortified stronghold)

Descendants edit

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

Further reading edit

Portuguese edit

 
Os componentes de um castelo.

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

castelo m (plural castelos)

  1. castle (fortified stronghold)
    Synonyms: alcácer, cidadela, fortaleza, forte, fortificação, praça-forte

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