alcàsser

See also: Alcàsser

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”), whence also castell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈka.sər]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [alˈka.ser]

Noun

alcàsser m (plural alcàssers)

1. alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)
2. (by extension) castle, citadel
3. (nautical) quarterdeck

Further reading

• “alcàsser” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.