château
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originated 1730–40. Unadapted borrowing from French château, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum. Doublet of cashel, castell, castellum, and castle.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]château (plural châteaus or châteaux)
- A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house.
- Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
- An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in Bordeaux.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house
any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle
an estate where wine is produced and often bottled
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References
[edit]- “château”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “château”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "château" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French chasteau, chastel, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]château m (plural châteaux)
- castle (fortified building or similar structure; winegrower's estate)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Danish: chateau
- → English: château, chateau
- → Russian: шато́ (šató)
- → Turkish: şato
- → Ukrainian: шато́ (šató)
References
[edit]- "château" in the WordReference Dictionnaire Français-Anglais, WordReference.com LLC, 2006.
Further reading
[edit]- “château”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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