castello
castello noun: a municipality of San Marino.
Noun
castello (plural castellos or castelli)
- A municipality of San Marino.
- The bus wound its way up into San Marino, passing through the various small castellos that add up to form the diminutive country, […]2016, Christopher Walker, The First 49
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Castello
Castello
- The largest of the six sestieri of Venice; includes the Arsenale
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Castello
Castello (plural Castellos)
- A surname.
Forms of castello
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | castellos |
| plural | castelli |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Castellos |
Origin of castello
Borrowed from Italian castello.
Borrowed from Italian Castello.
* As an Italian surname, from the noun castello (“fortress”). Also sometimes shortened from Castellano. * As a Catalan surname Castelló, of the same meaning, named after several towns. * As an Irish surname, from Mac Oisdealbhaigh, see Costello. * As an English surname, variant of Castlehow, named after several places, from castel + Howe. * As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kastelic, compare Costello.
Questions about castello
- What does castello mean?
- Castello means a municipality of San Marino.
- What part of speech is castello?
- Castello can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of castello?
- The plural of castello is castellos.
Words near castello in the dictionary
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