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castillo.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
castillo.
Principal English Translation:
a castle; a structure with fireworks attached; a feature on the royal coat of arms
(a loanword from Spanish)
Attestations from sources in English:
ce español, tepoztlahuiztica cotatica moyaochichiuhtia motenehua armado, yc yah. quihuicac quitquitia yn vamderra moteneuh Quiyon çan huel tetepitzin ytech icuiliuhtia yn iarmastzin Rey. yehuatl yn castillo yhuan leon. = a Spaniard, outfitted for war with a metal device, a coat of mail, called a man in armor; as he went he took and carried a banner called an ensign, very small, on which was painted the king's coat of arms, a castle and a lion, his royal device. (central Mexico, 1612)
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
yhuan yn izquilhuitl mochi castillio tlatlac yn teotlac yhuan cohuete momamayauh = Y todos los días cada tarde se quemó un castillo y se lanzaron cohetes. (Tlaxcala, 1662–1692)
huel tehuanti ticpehualtique huel ytlacatia ynic meya yehuatl yn hualcalaqui tiaquizco pila yuh ticaxitico nican ytlan castillo yehuatl motenehua Chalchihuatl = Precisamente nosotros empezamos: desde su nacimiento, donde brota el agua, la que entra a la pila del mercado, así la hicimos llegar aquí al pie del castillo, la llamada Chalchihuatl.
(Tlaxcala, 1662–1692)
auh ypiltzintl yca belo tzacuiticatca ça tlacuiloli catca ye oquitlapoque huel chicahuac tlatotopucac yhuan çetetl castillo tlatlac = Y el hijo estaba cubierto con un velo, sólo era una pintura. Al descubrirlo hubo fuertes detonaciones y se quemó un castillo. (Tlaxcala, 1662–1692)