castro
nounmasculine/ˈkaʃtɾu/medium
cas·tro
Definition
A fortified Iron Age settlement, characteristic of the northwestern Iberian Peninsula.
Archaeologists studied a castro in the Serra da Estrela.
Castro de São Lourenço is an important historical site.
Common collocations
Iron Age castropre-Roman castroruins of a castro
Etymology
Do latim 'castrum' (fortificação, acampamento).