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château

castle

noun sha-TOH Less Common
Travel & Places Landmarks

Also means

château (wine estate)

Usage Note

Château pluralizes as châteaux, following the -eau → -eaux pattern. In wine, a château is a wine-producing estate regardless of whether it has an actual castle — hence famous labels like Château Margaux. France has thousands of châteaux, making the word central to French tourism and heritage vocabulary.

Examples

"Nous avons visité un vieux château ce week-end."

Natural Translation

We visited an old castle this weekend.

Literal Translation

We have visited an old castle this week-end

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