castelhano

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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/
 

  • Hyphenation: cas‧te‧lha‧no

Noun

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

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

Descendants

  • → Old Tupi: kasîana

Adjective

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

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