Castro

  1. a toponym indicating the presence of a fort
  2. a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkas.tɾu/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Castro, from castro (“fortification”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish Castro. The municipality in Brazil was named after Portuguese minister Martinho de Melo e Castro.

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