château
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château
- /ˈʃæ.təʊ/ UK
- /ʃæˈtəʊ/ UK
- /ʃæˈtoʊ/ US
Sounds like chateau, Chateau · Rhymes with -əʊ
Where it comes from
Originated 1730–40. Unadapted borrowing from French château, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum. Doublet of cashel, castell, castellum, and castle.
noun châteaus · châteaux · chateau
- A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house.
- Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle. Luisa has reread Sixsmith’s letters a dozen or so times or more in the last day and a half. They disturb her. A university friend of Sixsmith’s, Robert Frobisher, wrote the series in the summer of 1931 during a prolonged stay at a château in Belgium.
- An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in Bordeaux.
Translations
Talk about this word "château." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ch%C3%A2teau. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. château. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ch%C3%A2teau "château." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ch%C3%A2teau.Cite this
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title = {château},
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