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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chateau, château /ˈʃætəʊ; French: ʃɑto/ n ( pl -teaux / -təʊ -təʊz French: -to/, -teaus)- a country house, castle, or manor house, esp in France
- (in the name of a wine) estate or vineyard
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum fortress, castle WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024châ•teau or cha•teau/ʃæˈtoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -teaus /-ˈtoʊz/USA pronunciation -teaux /-ˈtoʊz, -ˈtoʊ/.USA pronunciation - Architecturea castle or large country house or estate, esp. in France.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024châ•teau (sha tō′; Fr. shä tō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -teaus, -teaux (-tōz′; Fr. -tō′).USA pronunciation - Architecture(in France) a castle or fortress.
- Architecturea stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
- Architecturea country estate, esp. a fine one, in France or elsewhere on the Continent.
- Wine(often cap.) a winegrower's estate, esp. in the Bordeaux region of France: often used as part of the name of a wine.
Also, cha•teau′. - French Latin castellum castellum
- 1730–40
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