castelo
See also: Castelo
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese castelo, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
castelo m (plural castelos)
- (architecture) castle (fortified stronghold)
- (nautical) forecastle; aftcastle
- siege tower
- (figurative) Cumulonimbus cloud
- (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)
- castle (fortified stronghold)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
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)
- castle (fortified stronghold)
- Synonyms: alcácer, cidadela, fortaleza, forte, fortificação, praça-forte
Meronyms edit
- adarve, barbacã, couraça, cubelo, fossa, muralha, pátio, ponte levadiça, torre albarrã, torre de menagem, valo
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Descendants edit
- Kabuverdianu: kastélu