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Castro

US/ˈkæstɹoʊ/

Castro proper noun: a surname from Spanish.

Proper noun

Castro

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, known for its LGBT community.

Origin of Castro

Borrowed from Spanish Castro. The neighborhood is named after Californio politician José Castro (1808–1860).

Words formed from Castro

Phrases with Castro

Questions about Castro

What does Castro mean?
Castro means a surname from Spanish.
What part of speech is Castro?
Castro is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Castro?
Castro is pronounced /ˈkæstɹoʊ/ (US).

Words near Castro in the dictionary

  1. Castrillos
  2. Castrillón
  3. Castrism
  4. Castrist
  5. Castrists
  6. Castro
  7. Castro clone
  8. Castro clones
  9. Castro County
  10. Castro de Rei
  11. Castro Urdiales

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Castro (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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