name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
castell
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CMU ARPABET: K EY1 S T AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A human tower formed in festivals in Catalonia.
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History
Etymology
* As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun castle. * As a Catalan, Aragonese, and Jewish surname, from castell (“castle”), similar to the above. * As a Manx surname, from Mac Asgaill (“son of Ásketill”), from Old Norse Áskell. Compare McAskill. * As a German surname, variant of Kastel. Compare Castel, Castillo.
Borrowed from Catalan castell. Doublet of cashel, castellum, castle, and château.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: castell — human tower
- Chinese Mandarin: 人塔 (réntǎ) — human tower
- Polish: castell — human tower