Castilla

See also: castilla, castillã, and Castillã

Translingual

Proper noun

Castilla

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Moraceae – certain large trees of Central and South America.

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castilla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kasˈtiʎa/ [kasˈti.ʎa]

Proper noun

Castilla

  1. (historical) Castile (a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain)
  2. Castile (a vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile)
  3. a municipality of the province of Sorsogon, Philippines

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish Castiella, based on castiello (“castle”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtiʝa/ [kasˈt̪i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtiʎa/ [kasˈt̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtiʃa/ [kasˈt̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtiʒa/ [kasˈt̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: Cas‧ti‧lla

Proper noun

Castilla

  1. (historical) Castile (a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain)
  2. Castile (a vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile)
  3. a province of Arequipa, Peru
  4. a surname

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

  • ancha es, Castilla
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