alcázar

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See also: alcazar and Alcazar

English

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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.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Latin castrum. Doublet of castro and castillo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /alˈkaθaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alˈkasaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aθaɾ
  • Rhymes: -asaɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧cá‧zar

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

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