castillo

== Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish castillo (“castle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kasˈtiʎo/, [kas̪ˈt̪i.ʎo] Hyphenation: cas‧ti‧llo === Noun === castillo castle == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish castiello (“stronghold, fortress, castle”), from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”). Doublet of castell. === Pronunciation === 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