CHÂTEAU


Meaning of CHÂTEAU in English

(ˈ)sha|tō sometimes -ä|- or -ȧ|- noun

( plural châteaus -ōz ; or châ·teaux -ō(z))

Etymology: French, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum — more at castle

1. : a feudal castle or fortress in France

2. : a large country house : mansion

3. : a French vineyard estate especially in the Bordeaux wine region — often used prepositively in compounds naming such estates and their wines (as Château-Haut-Brion, the name of a vineyard in the Graves district in the Gironde and the red wine produced from its grapes); compare clos , côte

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