castelhana
Portuguese, adjective
castelhana is spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-H-A-N-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 76,181st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Castelhana is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of castelhano” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does castelhana mean in English?
adjective
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femininefeminine singular of castelhano
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fagulha que o carvão solta quando arde estalando 2. variedade de figueira algarvia 3. árvore tintória das regiões do Amazonas
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.
English words that translate to castelhana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is castelhana in Portuguese?
castelhana appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).