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castro.

fort (of Roman or prehistoric origin)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkas.tɾu/Brazil/ˈkaʃ.tɾu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈkaʃ.tɾu/Portugal
  1. fort (of Roman or prehistoric origin)

    masculine
  2. a fortified pre-Roman Iron Age village frequently found in the northwestern regions of the Iberian Peninsula

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese castro, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to cut, cut off, separate”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish castro. Doublet of alcácer, via Arabic.

verb/ˈkas.tɾu/Brazil/ˈkaʃ.tɾu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈkaʃ.tɾu/Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of castrar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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