castellano

Meaning

Adj

1. Castilian (of, from or relating to the geographic region or former kingdom of Castile, now approximately divided into the autonomous communities of Castile and León, Castilla-La Mancha and the Community of Madrid)
2. (offensive, sometimes) Spanish (of or related to Spain, particularly the Castilian or European forms of the Spanish language)

Noun

Castilian (native or inhabitant of the geographic region or former kingdom of Castile, now approximately divided into the autonomous communities of Castile and León, Castilla-La Mancha and the Community of Madrid) (usually male)

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

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Castilian

spanish

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Spanish language

Castilian Spanish

Peninsular Spanish

castellan

lord

Castillian

Synonyms

español

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idioma castellano

hispano

🇪🇸

lengua castellana

castellana

idioma español

romance

de España

lengua del mestizo

español de España

Translations

castellà

castillan

Spanisch

spagnolo

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Spaans

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espanhol

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castigliano

espagnol

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espanyol

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castelhano

İspanyolca

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castelhan

ισπανικά

Kastilisch

Hyphenated as

cas‧te‧lla‧no

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kasteˈʝano/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: castellānus

In summary

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.