châtelet

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chastelet (“a small castle”). By surface analysis, château +‎ -et (diminutive suffix). Compare Italian castelletto (“a small castle; a line of credit”) and English castlet (“a small castle”), with the same derivation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃat.lɛ/ ~ /ʃɑt.lɛ/
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Noun

châtelet m (plural châtelets)

  1. a castellum
  2. (dated) a small castle

Further reading

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