Alhambra

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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.

Translations

Noun

Alhambra (uncountable)

  1. A solitaire card game played with two decks.

Portuguese

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Proper noun

Alhambra f

  1. Alhambra (a palace in Granada, Spain)

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlambɾa/
  • Rhymes: -ambɾa
  • Syllabification: Al‧ham‧bra

Proper noun

Alhambra f

  1. Alhambra (a palace in Granada, Spain)
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