"château" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʃa.to/, /ʃɑ.to/ Audio: Fr-château.ogg Forms: châteaux [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French chasteau, chastel, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum. * Cognate with Italian castello, Portuguese castelo, Romanian castel, Spanish castillo Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|chasteau|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French chasteau, {{inh+|fr|frm|chasteau}} Inherited from Middle French chasteau, {{m|frm|chastel}} chastel, {{inh|fr|fro|chastel}} Old French chastel, {{inh|fr|la|castellum}} Latin castellum, {{m|la|castrum}} castrum, {{cog|it|castello}} Italian castello, {{cog|pt|castelo}} Portuguese castelo, {{cog|ro|castel}} Romanian castel, {{cog|es|castillo}} Spanish castillo Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} château m (plural châteaux)
  1. castle (fortified building or similar structure; winegrower's estate) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Buildings Related terms: châtelain

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for château meaning in French (3.8kB)

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          "expansion": "→ Danish: chateau",
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      "expansion": "Latin castellum",
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      "expansion": "Italian castello",
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        "2": "castelo"
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      "expansion": "Portuguese castelo",
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        "1": "ro",
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      "expansion": "Romanian castel",
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        "2": "castillo"
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      "expansion": "Spanish castillo",
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          "word": "château de cartes"
        },
        {
          "word": "château de sable"
        },
        {
          "word": "château d’eau"
        },
        {
          "word": "château gonflable"
        },
        {
          "word": "château la pompe"
        },
        {
          "word": "château lapompe"
        },
        {
          "word": "château-fort"
        },
        {
          "word": "châteaux en Espagne"
        },
        {
          "word": "lettre de château"
        },
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          "word": "Salses-le-Château"
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    },
    {
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    {
      "word": "château-fort"
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            "1": "tr",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: şato",
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        "2": "castrum"
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      "expansion": "castrum",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "castello"
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      "expansion": "Italian castello",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "castelo"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese castelo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "castel"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian castel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "es",
        "2": "castillo"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish castillo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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        "French terms inherited from Middle French",
        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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