castellano

From Spanish castellano (“Castilian”), from Medieval Latin Castella (“Castile, Land of Fortresses”) + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), from Latin castrum (“fort”) + -ella (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Doublet of Castilian, castellanus, castellan, and chatelain.

castellano (plural castellanos)

1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g.
2. (historical) A former Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a castellano of gold.

• (unit of mass): grano (¹⁄₉₆ castellano), tomin (¹⁄₈ castellano), escrupulo (¹⁄₄ castellano), adarme (³⁄₈ castellano), ochava (³⁄₄ castellano), onza (6 castellanos)
• (coin): tomin (¹⁄₈ castellano), adarme (³⁄₈ castellano)

• “castellano”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

castellano

1. neuter of castellanu

From Latin castellānus.

• IPA^(key): /ka.stelˈla.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: ca‧stel‧là‧no

castellano (feminine castellana, masculine plural castellani, feminine plural castellane)

1. (relational) castle

castellano m (plural castellani, feminine castellana)

1. lord of a castle; castellan

• castellano¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• castellano² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: cas‧te‧lla‧no

From Latin Castellānus (“Castilian”), from Castella (“Castile”) + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), q.v.

castellano (feminine castellana, masculine plural castellanos, feminine plural castellanas)

1. Castilian (of or related to the kingdom or region of Castile)
2. (sometimes offensive) Spanish (of or related to Spain, particularly the Castilian or European forms of the Spanish language)

   Synonym: español

castellano m (plural castellanos, feminine castellana, feminine plural castellanas)

1. Castilian (a person from Castile)

castellano m (uncountable)

1. Castilian Spanish (the dialect of the kingdom or region of Castile)
2. (inexact) European Spanish, Spanish Spanish (the dialects of Spain generally, particularly as opposed to those in Latin America)
3. (sometimes offensive) Spanish (the Spanish language generally)

   Synonym: español

• Acceptance of the use of castellano in reference to all Spanish varies by area and may have offensive colonial connotations. It is particularly common in Argentinian and Peruvian Spanish and particularly uncommon in Mexican Spanish. In Spain, both castellano and español are widely accepted, but usage varies by region.

Similarly, the usage of español may also be considered offensive in some parts of Spain, due to the implication that it is the only or the main Spanish language, with the other languages of Spain being relegated to second place.

castellano m (plural castellanos) (historical)

1. castellano (a traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g)
2. castellano (a former Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a castellano of gold)

• (unit of mass): grano (¹⁄₉₆ castellano), tomín (¹⁄₈ castellano), escrúpulo (¹⁄₄ castellano), adarme (³⁄₈ castellano), ochava (³⁄₄ castellano), onza (6 castellanos)
• (coin): tomín (¹⁄₈ castellano), adarme (³⁄₈ castellano)

Inherited from Latin castellānus (“castellan”), from castellum (“castle, fortress”) + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”).

castellano m (plural castellanos, feminine castellana, feminine plural castellanas)

1. (chiefly historical) castellan (the lord or caretaker of a castle)

• “castellano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28