casbah
English
Alternative forms
- cusbah, kasbah, qasbah
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkaz.bɑː/
Audio (RP) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæz.bɑ/
Noun
casbah (plural casbahs)
- The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
- (by synecdoche) The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
- (slang) A person's house or flat/apartment.
- 2021, Erin L. Jungdahl, Meet Cute Chihuahua
- He gave me an earth-shattering kiss and whispered, “Come to my casbah and let me ply you with cupcakes.” […] We made good time getting to his apartment.
- 2021, Erin L. Jungdahl, Meet Cute Chihuahua
Translations
the fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East
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Anagrams
- Bachas, Schaab, bachas
French
Alternative forms
- kasbah
Etymology
From Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kas.ba/
Audio (file)
Noun
casbah f (plural casbahs)
- casbah
Further reading
- “casbah”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.