Castillo
Castillo proper noun: a habitational surname from Spanish, from Spanish castillo (“castle”).
Proper noun
Castillo
- A habitational surname from Spanish, from Spanish castillo (“castle”).
- Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk suits and butterfly-looking lace bow ties, black instrument cases by their side and black-brimmed white hats in their hands–my father, Nestor Castillo, thin and broad-shouldered, and Uncle Cesar, thickset and immense.1989, Oscar Hijuelos, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 4
- A surname from French, a rare variant of Castillon.
Forms of Castillo
| alternative form | Castillos |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Castel |
| alternative form | Castello |
| alternative form | Castilla |
Phrases with Castillo
Questions about Castillo
- What does Castillo mean?
- Castillo means a habitational surname from Spanish, from Spanish castillo (“castle”).
- What part of speech is Castillo?
- Castillo is a proper noun.
Words near Castillo in the dictionary
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