noun, masculine/ʃa.to/plural: châteaux
castle (fortified building or similar structure; winegrower's estate)
Related: château de cartes, château de sable, château d'eau, château gonflable, château la pompe, château lapompe, château-fort, châteaux en Espagne, lettre de château, Salses-le-Château
Inherited from Middle French chasteau, château, chastel, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum. Cognate with Italian castello, Portuguese castelo, Romanian castel, Spanish castillo