casteller
English
Etymology
From Catalan casteller. By surface analysis, castell + -er. Piecewise doublet of castler.
Noun
casteller (plural castellers)
- A person who participates in building castells.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəs.təˈʎe]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [kas.teˈʎeɾ]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Noun
casteller m (plural castellers, feminine castellera, feminine plural castelleres)
Adjective
casteller (feminine castellera, masculine plural castellers, feminine plural castelleres)
- (relational) castell
- el fet casteller ― the fact/tradition/world of castells
- una plaça castellera ― a plaza or other location where castells are publicly performed
Further reading
- “casteller”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Spanish
Noun
casteller m (plural castelleres)
Further reading
- “casteller”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025