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castello

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 S T EH1 L OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

The largest of the six sestieri of Venice; includes the Arsenale

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name

Meaning 2

A surname.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A municipality of San Marino.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Castello.

* As an Italian surname, from the noun castello (“fortress”). Also sometimes shortened from Castellano. * As a Catalan surname Castelló, of the same meaning, named after several towns. * As an Irish surname, from Mac Oisdealbhaigh, see Costello. * As an English surname, variant of Castlehow, named after several places, from castel + Howe. * As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kastelic, compare Costello.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: Castello — sestieri of Venice
  • Marathi: कास्तेल्लो (kāstello) — sestieri of Venice
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