alcázar
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English
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Noun
[edit]alcázar (plural alcázars)
- 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Latin castrum. Doublet of castro and castillo.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /alˈkaθaɾ/ [alˈka.θaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alˈkasaɾ/ [alˈka.saɾ]
- Rhymes: -aθaɾ
- Rhymes: -asaɾ
- Syllabification: al‧cá‧zar
Noun
[edit]alcázar m (plural alcázares)
- alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)
- (by extension) citadel, castle, fortified town
- (nautical) quarterdeck
Related terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “alcázar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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