castelão

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese castelão (compare Galician castelán), from Latin castellānus, corresponding to castelo +‎ -ão.

Noun

castelão m (plural castelãos or castelões or castelães, feminine castelã, feminine plural castelãs, feminine castelona (rare), feminine plural castelonas)

  1. (obsolete) a feudal lord who owns a castle
  2. castellan (caretaker of a castle)

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese castelão, corresponding to Castela +‎ -ão. Doublet of castelhano.

Noun

castelão m (plural castelãos or castelões or castelães, feminine castelã, feminine plural castelãs, feminine castelona (rare), feminine plural castelonas)

  1. (dated) Castilian (native of Castile, Spain)
    Synonym: castelhano

Adjective

castelão m (plural castelãos or castelões or castelães, feminine castelã, feminine plural castelãs)

  1. (dated) Castilian (of, from or relating to Castile)
    Synonym: castelhano

Etymology 3

From castelo +‎ -ão.

Noun

castelão m (plural castelões)

  1. Augmentative of castelo
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