Phrase guide

Castile soap

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, originally made with olive oil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Spanish soap

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Castile soap.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a good hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soap

History

Etymology

Originates from Castile in Spain.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Spaanse seep — type of soap
  • Albanian: sapuni i Kastiljës — type of soap
  • Catalan: sabó de Castella — type of soap
  • Chinese Mandarin: 橄欖皂 /橄榄皂 (gǎnlǎnzào) — type of soap
  • Czech: kastilské mýdlo — type of soap
  • Czech: olivové mýdlo — type of soap
  • Danish: Castilla sæbe — type of soap
  • Dutch: Castilië zeep — type of soap
  • Estonian: oliivõliseep — type of soap
  • Estonian: oliiviõliseep — type of soap
  • Finnish: oliiviöljysaippua — type of soap
  • French: savon de Castille — type of soap
  • Galician: xabón de Castela — type of soap
  • German: Kastilien Seife — type of soap
  • Greek: σαπούνι Καστίλλης (sapoúni Kastíllis) — type of soap
  • Hindi: कैसाइल साबुन (kaisāil sābun) — type of soap
  • Hungarian: Kasztília szappan — type of soap
  • Hungarian: kasztíliai szappan — type of soap
  • Italian: sapone di Castiglia — type of soap
  • Japanese: カスティーリャ石鹸 (Kasutīrya sekken) — type of soap
  • Korean: 카스티야 비누 (kaseutiya binu) — type of soap
  • Polish: mydło kastylijskie — type of soap
  • Portuguese: sabão de Castela — type of soap
  • Romanian: săpun de Castilia — type of soap
  • Russian: касти́льское мы́ло (kastílʹskoje mýlo) — type of soap
  • Spanish: jabón de Castilla — type of soap
  • Swedish: Kastilien tvål — type of soap
  • Tagalog: sabong kastilya — type of soap
  • Turkish: Kastilya sabunu — type of soap