castellano
castellano noun: a traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g.
Noun
castellano (plural castellanos)
- A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g.
- A former Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a castellano of gold.
Proper noun capitalized: Castellano
Castellano (plural Castellanos)
- A surname from Spanish.
castellano meaning in Tamil
castellano in Tamil
- எசுப்பானியாவின் ஆட்சிமொழி
Forms of castellano
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | castellanos |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Castellanos |
Origin of castellano
Borrowed 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.
Questions about castellano
- What does castellano mean?
- Castellano means a traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g.
- What is castellano in Tamil?
- Castellano in Tamil is எசுப்பானியாவின் ஆட்சிமொழி. See Castellano meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is castellano?
- Castellano can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of castellano?
- The plural of castellano is castellanos.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: castellano (page history and authors); Castellano (page history and authors); castellano (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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