casteller

English

Etymology

From Catalan casteller. By surface analysis, castell +‎ -er. Piecewise doublet of castler.

Noun

casteller (plural castellers)

1. A person who participates in building castells.

Anagrams

• Cretellas, allecrets, call trees, cellarets

Catalan

Etymology

From castell +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [kəs.təˈʎe̞]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [kəs.təˈʎe]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kas.teˈʎeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [kas.teˈʎe]

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Noun

casteller m (plural castellers, feminine castellera, feminine plural castelleres)

1. casteller

Adjective

casteller (feminine castellera, masculine plural castellers, feminine plural castelleres)

1. (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)

1. casteller

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