castellano

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noun

A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g.

OriginSpanish castellano ← Medieval Latin Castella ← Latin castrum →
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Meanings

castellano1

nouncastellano (plural castellanos)

plural castellanos

  1. historicalA traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g.
  2. historicalA former Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a castellano of gold.

Castellano2

proper nounCastellano (plural Castellanos)

plural Castellanos

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Origin

  1. Latincastrum“fort”
  2. Medieval LatinCastella“Castile, Land of Fortresses”
  3. Spanishcastellano“Castilian”
  4. Englishcastellano

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.

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APA

castellano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castellano

MLA

“castellano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castellano. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “castellano,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castellano.

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