chateau (redirected from chateaux)

cha·teau also châ·teau  (sh-t)

n. pl. cha·teaus also châteaus or cha·teaux also châteaux (-tz)

1.

a. A French castle.

b. A French manor house.

2. An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in the Bordeaux region of France.

3. A large country house.

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[French château, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum, castle; see castle.]

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chateau [shat-toe, -toe]

Noun

pl -teaux -teaus a French country house or castle [French]

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chateau - an impressive country house (or castle) in France country house - a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country