Borrowed fromSpanish castellano ( “ Castilian ” ) , fromMedieval Latin Castella ( “ Castile ,Land ofFortresses ” ) +-ānus ( “ -an :forming adjectives ” ) , fromLatin castrum ( “ fort ” ) +-ella ( “ -elle :forming diminutives ” ) .Doublet ofCastilian castellanus castellan , and chatelain
castellano (plural castellanos ( historical )
Atraditional Spanish unit ofmass ,equivalent to about 4.8g . Aformer Spanish coin ,notionally equivalent to a castellano ofgold . IPA (key ) : /kasteˈʎano/ [kas̪.t̪eˈʎa.no] Rhymes:-ano Syllabification:cas‧te‧lla‧no castellano
neuter ofcastellanu FromLatin castellānus
IPA (key ) : /ka.stelˈla.no/ Rhymes:-ano Hyphenation:ca‧stel‧là‧no castellano (feminine castellana masculine plural castellani feminine plural castellane
( relational ) castle castellano m plural castellani feminine castellana
lord of a castle;castellan castellano1 in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italianacastellano2 in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia ItalianaUsage ofespañol (in blue) andcastellano IPA (key ) : /kasteˈʝano/ [kas.t̪eˈʝa.no] IPA (key ) : ( most of Spain and Latin America ) /kasteˈʝano/ [kas.t̪eˈʝa.no] IPA (key ) : ( rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines ) /kasteˈʎano/ [kas.t̪eˈʎa.no] IPA (key ) : ( Buenos Aires and environs ) /kasteˈʃano/ [kas.t̪eˈʃa.no] IPA (key ) : ( elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay ) /kasteˈʒano/ [kas.t̪eˈʒa.no]
Rhymes:-ano Syllabification:cas‧te‧lla‧no FromLatin Castellānus ( “ Castilian ” ) , fromCastella ( “ Castile ” ) +-ānus ( “ -an :forming adjectives ” ) , q.v.
castellano (feminine castellana masculine plural castellanos feminine plural castellanas
Castilian ( kingdom or region ) Castile ( sometimes offensive ) Spanish ( of or related to Spain, particularly the Castilian or European forms of the Spanish language ) Synonym: español castellano m plural castellanos feminine castellana feminine plural castellanas
Castilian native orinhabitant of( kingdom or region ) Castile ( male or of unspecified gender ) castellano m uncountable
Castilian Spanish ( the dialect of the kingdom or region of Castile ) ( inexact ) European Spanish ,Spanish Spanish ( the dialects of Spain generally, particularly as opposed to those in Latin America ) ( sometimes offensive ) Spanish ( the Spanish language generally ) Synonym: español Acceptance of the use ofcastellano in reference to all Spanish varies by area and may have offensive colonial connotations. It is particularly common in Argentinian and Peruvian Spanish and particularly uncommon in Mexican Spanish. In Spain, bothcastellano andespañol are widely accepted, but usage varies by region. Similarly, the usage ofespañol may also be considered offensive in some parts of Spain, due to the implication that it is the only or the main Spanish language, with the other languages of Spain being relegated to second place. castellano m plural castellanos ( historical )
castellano ( a traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g ) castellano ( a former Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a castellano of gold ) Inherited fromLatin castellānus ( “ castellan ” ) , fromcastellum ( “ castle ,fortress ” ) +-ānus ( “ -an :forming adjectives ” ) .
castellano m plural castellanos feminine castellana feminine plural castellanas
( chiefly historical ) castellan ( the lord or caretaker of a castle ) 
