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chateau

/ʃæˈtoʊ/
cha · teau
Plural:chateaux
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• noun

1

A large French country house or castle, historically serving as a feudal residence or manor and often giving its name to wine produced in its surrounding estate.

Example

"During our tour of the Loire Valley, we visited a sixteenth-century chateau surrounded by formal gardens and vineyards."

2

A large, stately country house or mansion outside France built in an architectural style resembling a traditional French estate.

Example

"The billionaire constructed a sprawling limestone chateau in the hills overlooking the lake."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Both the French-style plural 'chateaux' (or 'châteaux') and the regularized plural 'chateaus' are standard in English, with both forms typically pronounced the same way (/ʃæˈtoʊz/).

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from French 'château', from Old French 'chastel', which derives from the Latin 'castellum' (a diminutive of 'castrum', meaning 'fort' or 'camp'), making it a linguistic doublet of the English word 'castle'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Chateau. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/chateau
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