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chateau.

a French château wine from Bordeaux

7 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃaˈtoː/
  1. a French château wine from Bordeaux

    masculine · rare
Where this word comes from

Clipping of chateauvin (“château wine”).

noun/ʃaˈtoː/
  1. a castle, château

    neuter
  2. a château, a wine-producing estate, especially in the Bordeaux region

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French château (“castle; wine estate”), from Latin castellum (“castle, fort”), diminutive of castrum (“fort, fortress”).

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