castella

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noun

A Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup.

OriginJapanese カステラ ← Portuguese pão de Castela →
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Meanings

castella1

noun
  1. pluralplural of castellum

castella2

nouncastella (usually uncountable, plural castellas)

plural castellas

  1. uncountableusuallyA Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup.

Castella3

proper noun
  1. A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.

Origin

  1. Portuguesepão de Castela
  2. Japaneseカステラ
  3. Englishcastella

From Japanese カステラ (kasutera), from Portuguese pão de Castela (literally “bread of Castile”), an old type of sponge cake which they brought to Japan. Compare Italian pandispagna, Tagalog Pan de Kastila (“Spanish bread”).

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Translations

Arabic كَاسْتِيلَا
  • كَاسْتِيلَا (kastēla)Japanese sponge cake
Chinese Mandarin 卡斯特拉, 長崎蛋糕 /长崎蛋糕
  • 卡斯特拉 (kǎsītèlā)Japanese sponge cake
  • 長崎蛋糕 /长崎蛋糕 (Chángqí dàngāo)Japanese sponge cake
German Castella
  • CastellaJapanese sponge cake
Japanese カステラ, カステーラ
  • カステラ (kasutera)Japanese sponge cake
  • カステーラ (kasutēra)Japanese sponge cake
Korean 카스텔라, 카스테라
  • 카스텔라 (kaseutella)Japanese sponge cake
  • 카스테라 (kaseutera)Japanese sponge cake
Persian کاستلا
  • کاستلا (kâstelâ)Japanese sponge cake
Portuguese castella, kasutera
  • castellaJapanese sponge cake
  • kasuteraJapanese sponge cake
Russian касте́лла
  • касте́лла (kastélla)Japanese sponge cake
Thai คัสเตลลา
  • คัสเตลลา (kás-dteel-laa)Japanese sponge cake
Ukrainian касте́ла
  • касте́ла (kastéla)Japanese sponge cake

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with castella

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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