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Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin castellānum.
Pronunciation
Adjective
castelão m (plural castelãos, feminine castelãa, feminine plural castelãas)
- Castilian
Noun
castelão m (plural castelãos)
- castellan (caretaker of a castle)
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese castelão (compare Galician castelán), from Latin castellānus, corresponding to castelo + -ão.
Pronunciation
Noun
castelão m (plural castelãos or castelões or castelães, feminine castelã or (rare) castelona or (rare) casteloa, feminine plural castelãs or (rare) castelonas or (rare) casteloas)
- (obsolete) a feudal lord who owns a castle
- castellan (caretaker of a castle)
Etymology 2
From Old Galician-Portuguese castelão, corresponding to Castela + -ão. Doublet of castelhano. Compare Galician castelán.
Pronunciation
Noun
castelão m (plural castelãos or castelões or castelães, feminine castelã or (rare) castelona, feminine plural castelãs or (rare) castelonas)
- (dated) Castilian (native of Castile, Spain)
- Synonym: castelhano
Adjective
castelão (feminine castelã, masculine plural castelãos or castelões or castelães, feminine plural castelãs)
- (dated) Castilian (of or relating to Castile)
- Synonym: castelhano
Etymology 3
From castelo + -ão.
Pronunciation
Noun
castelão m (plural castelões)
- Augmentative of castelo