alcazar

See also: Alcazar and alcázar

English

Etymology

From Spanish alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر‎ (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with castle.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌalkəˈzɑː/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌælkəˈzɑɹ/, /ælˈkɑzɚ/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Noun

alcazar (plural alcazars)

Any Moorish fortress in Spain.

Translations

Moorish fortress in Spain

Arabic: قَصْر أَنْدَلُسِيّ‎ m (qaṣr ʾandalusiyy)
Armenian: ալկասար (hy) (alkasar)
Basque: alkazar
Catalan: alcàsser (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 摩爾人在西班牙建造的堡壘, 摩尔人在西班牙建造的堡垒 (mó'ěrrén zài Xībānyá jiànzào de bǎolěi)
Esperanto: alkazaro
French: alcazar (fr) m
German: Alkazar m, Alcázar m

Italian: alcazar m
Japanese: アルカサル (arukasaru)
Korean: 알카사르 (alkasareu)
Polish: alkazar m
Portuguese: alcácer (pt) m, alcáçar m
Romanian: alcazar (ro) n
Russian: алькаса́р (ru) m (alʹkasár)
Slovak: alkazár (sk) m
Spanish: alcázar (es) m

Anagrams

Alcaraz

French

Etymology

From Spanish alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر‎ (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with château.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /al.ka.zaʁ/
Rhymes: -aʁ

Noun

alcazar m (plural alcazars)

alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)

Italian

Etymology

From Spanish alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر‎ (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with castello and cassero.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈkad.dzar/, /al.kadˈdzar/
Hyphenation: al‧cà‧zar, al‧ca‧zàr

Noun

alcazar m (invariable)

alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)

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