Château is the French word for castle.
It’s also not a castle but a château. Château is a new-ish residence for some kind of lord, often secondary (bragging), while castle’s are always medieval and fortified main residences.
In summary, Neuschwanstein is a bonafide château.
marcos@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
French words in English don’t always line up one to one.
As someone who primarily read in English I would whip out some of those in French class in school and my teacher once actually belly laughed at it. She understood what I was doing though, she didn’t think I was completely bad at French. Off the top of my head I can only think of portmanteau which is only used in English to mean two words mashed together, while in French it only has its original meaning (coat hanger)
Equinox1289@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Both come from Latin castellum meaning stronghold or fortified village. I would argue that a château is a type of castle and what you are referring to castle should actually be qualified as a medieval castle specifically.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
But Wikipedia has a different opinion.