alcázar

See also: alcazar and Alcazar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Latin castrum. Doublet of castro and castillo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alˈkaθaɾ/ [alˈka.θaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alˈkasaɾ/ [alˈka.saɾ]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθaɾ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -asaɾ
• Syllabification: al‧cá‧zar

Noun

alcázar m (plural alcázares)

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

Related terms

• alcazaba

 

Descendants

• → English: alcazar
• → French: alcazar
• → Polish: alkazar

Further reading

• “alcázar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014