How to Say "Castle" in Italian

castello

/kasˈtɛl.lo/masculine

The Italian word for castle is castello.

castello is a masculine noun used to refer to a fortified building.

Meaning: fortified building (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The plural form of castello is castelli.

The word consists of 3 syllables, with the stress on the 2nd syllable: /kasˈtɛl.lo/.

In the game of chess, the move known as 'castling' is called arrocco in Italian, so you will not find the word castello in the terminology of the game.
The word castello comes from the Latin castellum, which was a diminutive form of castrum, meaning it literally started as a 'small fort'.
In Italy, a castello is often a city's historical center rather than a remote fortress, such as the Castello Sforzesco in Milan which sits in the heart of the urban area.

È il tuo castello.
That's your castle.
This sentence is useful for identifying ownership of a castello.
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Il castello è bello.
The castle is beautiful.
This sentence is useful for describing the appearance of a castello.
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Ziri ha un castello.
Ziri has a castle.
This sentence is useful for stating that someone possesses a castello.
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Il castello medievale domina il paesaggio.
The medieval castle dominates the landscape.
Quel piccolo castelletto sembra uscito da una fiaba!
That little castle looks like it's straight out of a fairytale!
Siamo andati a visitare il fortino sulle colline toscane.
We went to visit the tiny fortress on the Tuscan hills.
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Francesco and Sofia are walking through a village.

Sources

Wiktionary, “castle” translations and entries castello, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries castello, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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