château
or cha·teau
[ sha-toh; French shah-toh ]
/ ʃæˈtoʊ; French ʃɑˈtoʊ /
noun, plural châ·teaux [sha-tohz; French shah-toh] /ʃæˈtoʊz; French ʃɑˈtoʊ/, châ·teaus.
(in France) a castle or fortress.
a stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
a country estate, especially a fine one, in France or elsewhere on the Continent.
(often initial capital letter)
a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France: often used as part of the name of a wine.
Origin of château
1730–40; < French ≪ Latin
castellum
castellum
Words nearby château
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British Dictionary definitions for chateau
chateau
chteau
/ (ˈʃætəʊ, French ʃɑto) /
noun plural -teaux (-təʊ, -təʊz, French -to) or -teaus
a country house, castle, or manor house, esp in France
(in Quebec) the residence of a seigneur or (formerly) a governor
(in the name of a wine) estate or vineyard
Word Origin for chateau
C18: from French, from Old French
chastel, from Latin
castellum fortress,
castle