alcázar

See also: alcazar and Alcazar

English

Noun

alcázar (plural alcázars)

  1. Alternative form of alcazar (“Moorish fortress in Spain”).
    • 1770, Joseph Baretti, A Journey from London to Genoa through England, Portugal, Spain and France, volume II, page 207:
      The Alcázar was then in good condition, and inhabited by a Spaniſh queen.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَصْر (al-qaṣr), via Andalusian Arabic. Doublet of castro and castillo.

Pronunciation

Noun

alcázar m (plural alcázares)

  1. alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)
  2. (by extension) citadel, castle, fortified town
  3. (nautical) quarterdeck

Descendants

  • → English: alcazar
  • → French: alcazar
  • → Polish: alkazar
  • → Tagalog: alkasar

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