castillo
See also: Castillo
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish castillo (“castle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kasˈtiʎo/, [kas̪ˈt̪i.ʎo]
- Hyphenation: cas‧ti‧llo
Noun
castillo
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish castiello (“stronghold, fortress, castle”), from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”). Doublet of castell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kasˈtiʝo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
- IPA(key): /kasˈtiʎo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /kasˈtiʃo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /kasˈtiʒo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
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- Rhymes: -iʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
- Rhymes: -iʎo (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
- Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: cas‧ti‧llo
Noun
castillo m (plural castillos)
- castle (a large building that is fortified and contains many defences)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: kastio
- → Tagalog: kastilyo
Further reading
- “castillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025