alcazar
See also: Alcazar and alcázar
English
Etymology
From Spanish alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with castle.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌalkəˈzɑː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌælkəˈzɑɹ/, /ælˈkɑzɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Noun
alcazar (plural alcazars)
- Any Moorish fortress in Spain.
- 2002, Donna Tartt, The Little Friend, page 43:
- But most eloquent of all were the stories passed down to her - highly decorated items which Harriet embellished even further in her resolute myth of the enchanted alcazar, the fairy chateau that never was.
- 2002, Donna Tartt, The Little Friend, page 43:
Translations
Moorish fortress in Spain
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Anagrams
- Alcaraz
French
Etymology
From Spanish alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with château.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.ka.zaʁ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aʁ
Noun
alcazar m (plural alcazars)
- alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)
Further reading
- “alcazar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with castello and cassero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈkad.d͡zar/, /al.kadˈd͡zar/
- Rhymes: -addzar, -ar
- Hyphenation: al‧cà‧zar, al‧ca‧zàr
Noun
alcazar m (invariable)
- alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)