"castello" meaning in English

See castello in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: castellos [plural], castelli [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian castello. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|it:castello|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "castello", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "castello", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="castello"> Borrowed from Italian castello. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|castelli}} castello (plural castellos or castelli)
  1. A municipality of San Marino.

Inflected forms

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