Catalan

Proper noun

Castella f

1. Castile

English

Noun

castella

1. plural of castellum

Etymology 2

From Japanese カステラ, from Portuguese pão de Castela, bread of Castile.

Noun

castella ‎(usually uncountable, plural castellas)

1. A Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup.

Latin

Noun

castella

1. nominative plural of castellum
2. accusative plural of castellum
3. vocative plural of castellum

References

• CASTELLA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)