castelhanizar
Portuguese, verb/kas.te.ʎa.niˈza(ʁ)/
castelhanizar is spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-H-A-N-I-Z-A-R (13 letters). Castelhanizar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to Hispanicize (to make Spanish in character)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “introduzir, impor, os costumes, a cultura ou a língua de Castela”.
What does castelhanizar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to Hispanicize (to make Spanish in character)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. introduzir, impor, os costumes, a cultura ou a língua de Castela 2. virar castelhano, dar aspeto castelhano
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 castelhanizar
- castelhanizo first-person present singular
- castelhanizei first-person preterite singular
- castelhanizado participle past
- castelhanizares infinitive second-person singular
- castelhanizarmos first-person infinitive plural
- castelhanizardes infinitive plural second-person
- castelhanizarem infinitive plural third-person
- castelhanizando gerund
- castelhanizados masculine participle past
- castelhanizada feminine participle past
- castelhanizadas feminine participle past
- castelhanizas indicative present second-person
- castelhaniza indicative present singular
- castelhanizamos first-person indicative plural
- castelhanizais indicative plural present
- castelhanizam indicative plural present
- castelhanizava first-person imperfect indicative
- castelhanizavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce castelhanizar?
- Brazil /kas.te.ʎa.niˈza(ʁ)/
- Brazil [kas.te.ʎa.niˈza(h)]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.