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castella

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
castel-la
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of castellum

noun

A Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup.

Uncountable

name

A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.

Etymology

From Japanese カステラ (kasutera), from Portuguese pão de Castela (literally “bread of Castile”), an old type of sponge cake which they brought to Japan. Compare Italian pandispagna, Tagalog Pan de Kastila (“Spanish bread”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: カステラ, pão de Castela

Usage

Inflected Forms

castellas (plural)

Rhymes With

venezuela umbrella vanilla bella stella ella fella cinderella hella coachella mozzarella salmonella

Questions

What does castella mean?
plural of castellum
Where does castella come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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