castella

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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Definition of castella

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of castellum
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of castellum
  2. (uncountable, usually)A Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup.

name

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

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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”).

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