What does castillo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word castillo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use castillo in Spanish.

The word castillo in Spanish means castle, fortress, castles in the air, castles in the sky. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word castillo

castle, fortress

nombre masculino (edificio: fortaleza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El castillo de mi pueblo es de época visigoda.
The castle (or: fortress) in the town is from the Visigoth era.

castles in the air, castles in the sky

locución nominal masculina plural (figurado (ilusiones infundadas)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Deja de construir castillos en el aire y dedícate a trabajar para conseguir algo en la vida. No hagas castillos en el aire, que te va a pasar como en el cuento de la lechera.
Stop building castles in the air and start working to achieve something in your life.

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Spanish (español), also known as Castilla, is a language of the Iberian-Romance group of the Romance languages, and the 4th most common language in the world according to Some sources, while others list it as a 2nd or 3rd most common language. It is the mother tongue of about 352 million people, and is spoken by 417 million people when adding its speakers as a language. sub (estimated in 1999). Spanish and Portuguese have very similar grammar and vocabulary; The number of similar vocabulary of these two languages is up to 89%. Spanish is the primary language of 20 countries around the world. It is estimated that the total number of speakers of Spanish is between 470 and 500 million, making it the second most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers.