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château

or cha·teau

[ sha-toh; French shah-toh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural châ·teaux [sha-, tohz, shah-, toh], châ·teaus.

(in France) a castle or fortress.
a stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
a country estate, especially a fine one, in France or elsewhere on the Continent.
(often initial capital letter) a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France: often used as part of the name of a wine.

chateau

/ ʃɑto; ˈʃætəʊ /

1730–40; < French ≪ Latin castellum castellum

C18: from French, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum fortress, castle

Now the gut was fueled not by Romanée-Conti and Château d'Yquem but by brandy--and a hell of a lot of it.

His expression said it all: Why are these guests at my château not ordering my food?

The Château de Versailles opens the last ride to the Champs-Elysées.

Château Sucker Benjamin Wallace, New York Rare-wine collectors are savvy, competitive guys with a taste for impossible finds.

And to top it all off, retired courtier Valantino Garavani threw a lavish party at his expansive estate, Château de Wideville.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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