castellano

Meaning

Adj

1. Castilian (of or related to the kingdom or region of Castile)
2. (offensive,sometimes) Spanish (of or related to Spain, particularly the Castilian or European forms of the Spanish language)

Noun

Castilian (a person from Castile)

Noun

1. (masculine,uncountable) Castilian Spanish (the dialect of the kingdom or region of Castile)
2. (masculine,uncountable) European Spanish, Spanish Spanish (the dialects of Spain generally, particularly as opposed to those in Latin America)
3. (masculine,offensive,sometimes,uncountable) Spanish (the Spanish language generally)

Noun

1. (historical,masculine) castellano (a traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g)
2. (historical,masculine) castellano (a former Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a castellano of gold)

Noun

castellan (the lord or caretaker of a castle)

Concepts

Spanish

Castilian

Spanish language

spanish

Castillian

castellan

lord

Castilian Spanish

Peninsular Spanish

Hyphenated as

cas‧te‧lla‧no

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kasteˈʝano/

Etymology

From Latin Castellānus (“Castilian”), from Castella (“Castile”) + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), q.v.

Sentences

Comenzó escribiendo en castellano en " La Noche ".

He began writing in Spanish in "La Noche".

Este disco supone ser el primero que contiene canciones en castellano .

This album is supposed to be the first to contain songs in Spanish.