castella
castella is the plural of castellum.
Meaning of castellum
Noun
castellum (plural castella or castellums)
- A small Roman detached fort or fortlet used as a watch tower or signal station.
Noun
castella (usually uncountable, plural castellas)
Proper noun capitalized: Castella
Castella
- A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.
Forms of castella
| plural | castellas |
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Origin of castella
From Japanese カステラ (kasutera), from Portuguese pão de Castela (literally “bread of Castile”), an old type of sponge cake which they brought to Japan. Compare Italian pandispagna, Tagalog Pan de Kastila (“Spanish bread”).
Words that rhyme with castella
- stella
- columella
- Ella
- cinderella
- umbrella
- stracciatella
- a cappella
- fella
- ambarella
- citronella
- Coachella
- columnella
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- hella
- lamella
- micella
- mozzarella
- nigella
- predella
- salmonella
- Tudela
- varicella
- zooxanthella
- acanthella
- Adela
- amborella
- Bella
- brucella
- candela
- canella
- capitella
- cella
- cerebella
- chlorella
- clitella
- favela
- fellah
- flabella
- flagella
- fraxinella
- Gabriella
- haustella
- klebsiella
- labella
- mistella
- moraxella
- mortadella
- novella
- paella
- panatela
- petronella
- portabella
- prunella
- quinella
- rostella
- rubella
- scutella
- selaginella
- shigella
- subumbrella
- tarantella
Questions about castella
- What does castella mean?
- Castella means a Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup.
- What is castella the plural of?
- Castella is the plural of castellum.
- What part of speech is castella?
- Castella can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of castella?
- The plural of castella is castellas.
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