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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)
- alcazar (Any moorish fortress in Spain)
Portuguese
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)
- alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)
- (by extension) palace
Derived terms