château

See also: chateau

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originated 1730–40. Unadapted borrowing from French château, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum. Doublet of cashel, castell, castellum, and castle.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -əʊ
  • (US) IPA(key): /ʃæˈtoʊ/
    • (file)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃætəʊ/, /ʃæˈtəʊ/

Noun

château (plural châteaus or châteaux)

  1. A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house.
  2. Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
  3. An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in Bordeaux.

Derived terms

Translations

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References

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chasteau, chastel, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.to/, /ʃɑ.to/
  • (file)

Noun

château m (plural châteaux)

  1. castle (fortified building or similar structure; winegrower's estate)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Danish: chateau
  • English: château, chateau
  • Russian: шато́ (šató)
  • Turkish: şato
  • Ukrainian: шато́ (šató)

References

  • "château" in the WordReference Dictionnaire Français-Anglais, WordReference.com LLC, 2006.

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