castellano

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castellano^¹

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Borrowed from Spanish castellano (“Castilian”), from Medieval Latin Castella (“Castile, Land of Fortresses”) + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), from Latin castrum (“fort”) + -ella (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Doublet of Castilian, castellanus, castellan, and chatelain.

noun castellanos

historical A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g.
historical A former Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a castellano of gold.

Castellano^²

proper noun Castellanos

A surname from Spanish.

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"castellano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/castellano. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{castellano_2026,
  title = {castellano},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/castellano},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}