castelhano

Portuguese

Alternative forms

castelão (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish castellano, from Latin Castellānus < castellānus. Doublet of castelão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.teˈʎɐ̃.nu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃ.teˈʎɐ̃.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.teˈʎɐ.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃ.tɨˈʎɐ.nu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃ.tɨˈʎa.nu/

Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lha‧no

Noun

castelhano m (plural castelhanos, feminine castelhana, feminine plural castelhanas)

(uncountable) Castilian; Spanish (Romance language spoken in Spain and much of Latin America)
Synonym: espanhol
Castilian (inhabitant of Castile, Spain)
(South Brazil) a Uruguayan or Argentine

Adjective

castelhano (feminine castelhana, masculine plural castelhanos, feminine plural castelhanas, not comparable)

Castilian (of or relating to Castile, Spain)
Synonym: castelão

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