castelã
Portuguese, noun/kas.teˈlɐ̃/
castelã is spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-Ã (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,177th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Castelã is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of castelão” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “prostituta”.
What does castelã mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of castelão
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. região histórica espanhola, a qual compreende parte das atuais comunidades autônomas de Cantábria, Castela e Leão, Madrid e Castela-Mancha
noun: 1. prostituta
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of castelã
- castelãs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce castelã?
- Brazil /kas.teˈlɐ̃/
- /kaʃ.teˈlɐ̃/
- Portugal /kɐʃ.tɨˈlɐ̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is castelã in Portuguese?
castelã appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).