château

English

/ʃæːˈtoʊ/, /ˈʃætəʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Borrowed from French château derived from Old French chastel derived from Latin castellum (castle, fort, citadel, fortress, reservoir, cistern).

Origin

Latin

castellum

Gloss

castle, fort, citadel, fortress, reservoir, cistern

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

城

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