alcácer

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See also: alcacer

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alcaçer, alcaçar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, the castle), probably from Latin castrum, and therefore a doublet of castro.

Pronunciation

Noun

alcácer m (plural alcáceres)

  1. alcazar (Any moorish fortress in Spain)

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alcaçer, alcaçar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, the castle), probably from Latin castrum, and therefore a doublet of castro.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: al‧cá‧cer

Noun

alcácer m (plural alcáceres)

  1. alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)
  2. (by extension) palace

Derived terms