castelhano

Portuguese

Alternative forms

castelão (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish castellano, from Latin Castellānus < castellānus. Doublet of castelão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.te.ˈʎɐ.nu/, /kaʃ-/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.te.ˈʎɐ.no/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃ.tɨ.ˈʎɐ.nu/
Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lha‧no

Noun

castelhano m (plural castelhanos, feminine castelhana, feminine plural castelhanas)

(uncountable) Castilian; Spanish (Romance language spoken in Spain and much of Latin America)
Castilian (inhabitant of Castile, Spain)
(South Brazil) a Uruguayan or Argentine

Synonyms

(Spanish language): espanhol

Adjective

castelhano m (feminine singular castelhana, masculine plural castelhanos, feminine plural castelhanas, not comparable)

Castilian (of, from or relating to Castile, Spain)

Synonyms

(of Castile): castelão

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