Alhambra

From Spanish Alhambra, from Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-ḥamrāʔ, “the red (fortress)”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ælˈhæmbɹə/
• (General American) (palace in Spain): IPA^(key): /ɑlˈhɑmbɹə/

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• (General American) (card game, city in California): IPA^(key): /ælˈhæmbɹə/

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Alhambra

1. A palace in Granada, Spain; historically a royal palace.
   • 1846, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Hall of Fantasy”, in Mosses from an Old Manse:

     Overhead is a lofty dome, supported by long rows of pillars of fantastic architecture, the idea of which was probably taken from the Moorish ruins of the Alhambra, or perhaps from some enchanted edifice in the Arabian tales.

2. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Alhambra (uncountable)

1. A solitaire card game played with two decks.

• Alambra

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃bɾɐ
• Hyphenation: A‧lham‧bra

Alhambra f

1. Alhambra (a palace in Granada, Spain)

From Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-ḥamrāʔ, “the red (fortress)”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈlambɾa/ [aˈlãm.bɾa]
• Rhymes: -ambɾa
• Syllabification: Al‧ham‧bra

Alhambra f

1. Alhambra (a palace in Granada, Spain)