Castro

See also: castro, castró, and castrò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castro. The neighborhood is named after Californio politician José Castro (1808–1860).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæstɹoʊ/

Proper noun

Castro

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, known for its LGBT community.

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Galician

Etymology

From castro

Proper noun

Castro

  1. a habitational surname

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish Castro. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Cas‧tro

Proper noun

Castro

  1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castro

Portuguese

Etymology

From castro (“fortification”).

The municipality in Paraná was named after Portuguese minister Martinho de Mello e Castro[1].

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkas.tɾu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkaʃ.tɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkas.tɾo/

  • Homophone: castro
  • Hyphenation: Cas‧tro

Proper noun

Castro m or f by sense

  1. a habitational surname

Proper noun

Castro f

  1. Castro (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References
  1. 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.

Spanish

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Latin castra (“military camp”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkastɾo/ [ˈkas.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -astɾo
  • Syllabification: Cas‧tro

Proper noun

Castro m

  1. a surname
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