castelo

== Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese castelo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kasˈtɛlo/ [kɑs̺ˈt̪ɛ.lʊ] Rhymes: -ɛlo Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lo === Noun === 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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “castelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “castelo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “castelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “castelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “castelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin castellum, from castrum (“fort”) + -lum (diminutive suffix). === Noun === castelo m (plural castelos) castle (fortified stronghold) ==== Descendants ==== Fala: castelu Galician: castelo Portuguese: casteloKabuverdianu: kastélu === Further reading === Universo Cantigas - "castelo" == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese castelo. Doublet of chatô and Cacela. === Pronunciation === (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʃ.ˈtɛ.lu/ Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lo Homophone: Castelo === Noun === castelo m (plural castelos) castle (fortified stronghold) Synonyms: alcácer, cidadela, fortaleza, forte, fortificação, praça-forte Meronyms: adarve, barbacã, couraça, cubelo, fossa, muralha, pátio, ponte levadiça, torre albarrã, torre de menagem, valo ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Kabuverdianu: kastélu === Further reading === “castelo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “castelo”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026 “castelo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “castelo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “castelo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026