castelo
See also: Castelo
Galician
Castelo, Pambre, Galicia.
![](../I/m/Reconstruci%C3%B3n-fortaleza_a_rocha.jpg)
Reconstruction of the Castelo da Rocha Forte, Santiago, Galicia.
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese castelo, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kasˈtɛlo̝/, /kæsˈtɛlo̝/
Noun
castelo m (plural castelos)
- (architecture) castle (fortified stronghold)
- (nautical) forecastle; aftcastle
- siege tower
- (figuratively) Cumulonimbus cloud
- (figuratively) part of the yoke that resembles a battlement with merlons
Related terms
- Castela
- castelán
- Castelán
- castelanía
- Casteláns
- Castelao
- Castelaos
- Castelaus
- casteleiro
- Triacastela
References
- “castelo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “castelo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “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.
Portuguese
![](../I/m/CasteloPortugues-Esquema.png)
Os componentes de um castelo.
Etymology
From Old Portuguese castelo, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐʃ.ˈtɛ.lu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kas.ˈtɛ.lu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /kas.ˈtɛ.lo/
- (Carioca, Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʃ.ˈtɛ.lu/
Synonyms
- (fortified stronghold): alcácer, cidadela, fortaleza, forte, fortificação, praça-forte
Meronyms
- adarve, barbacã, couraça, cubelo, fossa, muralha, pátio, ponte levadiça, torre albarrã, torre de menagem, valo
Related terms
- acastelado, acastelagem, castelaria, casteleiro, castelão
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