alcàsser
See also: Alcàsser
Catalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”), whence also castell.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalcàsser m (plural alcàssers)
- alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)
- (by extension) castle, citadel
- (nautical) quarterdeck
Further reading
edit- “alcàsser” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.