alcáçova

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Spanish alcazaba and English casbah. Doublet of casbá.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈka.so.vɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈka.so.vɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈka.so.va/ [aʊ̯ˈka.so.va]
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -asovɐ, (Portugal) -asuvɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧cá‧ço‧va

Noun

alcáçova f (plural alcáçovas)

  1. a Moorish fortress within or beside a walled city

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