Originated 1730–40.Unadapted borrowing fromFrench château Old French chastel Latin castellum Doublet ofcashel castell castellum , and castle
château (plural châteaus or châteaux
AFrench castle ,fortress ,manor house , or largecountry house . Anystately residence imitating a distinctively French castle. Anestate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially inBordeaux . a French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house
any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle
an estate where wine is produced and often bottled
Translations to be checked
“château”, inThe American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Houghton Mifflin ,2000 ,→ISBN “château ”, inDictionary.com Unabridged ,Dictionary.com, LLC , 1995–present. "château " inWordNet 2.0 , Princeton University, 2003. Inherited fromMiddle French château chasteau chastel Old French chastel Latin castellum castrum
IPA (key ) : /ʃa.to/ ~/ʃɑ.to/ ( Meridional French ) IPA (key ) : /ʃa.ˈto/ ( Canada ) IPA (key ) : /ʃɑ.to/ ( Belgium, Switzerland ) IPA (key ) : /ʃaː.to/ Audio( male voice "un château" ) : (file )
Rhymes:-o Hyphenation:châ‧teau château m plural châteaux
castle ( fortified building or similar structure; winegrower's estate ) "château " in theWordReference Dictionnaire Français-Anglais , WordReference.com LLC, 2006. 
