châtelet

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chastelet (a small castle). By surface analysis, château +‎ -et (diminutive suffix). Compare Italian castelletto (a small castle; a line of credit) and English castlet (a small castle), with the same derivation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.tlɛ/ ~ /ʃɑ.tlɛ/
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Noun

châtelet m (plural châtelets)

  1. a castellum
  2. (dated) a small castle

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