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Italian
Etymology
From castigare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.stiˈɡa.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: ca‧sti‧gà‧to
Adjective
castigato (feminine castigata, masculine plural castigati, feminine plural castigate)
- chasten, sober, pure
Derived terms
Participle
castigato (feminine castigata, masculine plural castigati, feminine plural castigate)
- past participle of castigare
Further reading
- castigato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Verb
castīgātō
- second/third-person singular future active imperative of castīgō