alcáçova

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• alcáçava
• alcáceva

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَصَبَة (al-qaṣaba), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Spanish alcazaba and English casbah.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈka.so.vɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈka.so.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈka.so.vɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈka.so.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈka.so.va/ [aʊ̯ˈka.so.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈka.su.vɐ/ [aɫˈka.su.vɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈka.su.vɐ/ [aɫˈka.su.vɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈka.su.bɐ/ [aɫˈka.su.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: al‧cá‧ço‧va

Noun

alcáçova f (plural alcáçovas)

1. a Moorish fortress within or beside a walled city

Derived terms

• Alcáçova