alcazar
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with castle.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alcazar (plural alcazars)
- Any Moorish fortress in Spain.
- 2002, Donna Tartt, The Little Friend, page 43:
- But most eloquent of all were the stories passed down to her - highly decorated items which Harriet embellished even further in her resolute myth of the enchanted alcazar, the fairy chateau that never was.
Translations edit
Moorish fortress in Spain
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with château.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alcazar m (plural alcazars)
- alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)
Further reading edit
- “alcazar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with castello and cassero.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alcazar m (invariable)
- alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)