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Castellano

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.
Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g. historical
  2. 2
    A former Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a castellano of gold. historical

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish castellano (“Castilian”), from Medieval Latin Castella (“Castile, Land of Fortresses”) + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), from Latin castrum (“fort”) + -ella (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Doublet of Castilian, castellanus, castellan, and chatelain.

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