alcàsser

See also: Alcàsser

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əlˈka.sə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /əlˈka.sər/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /alˈka.seɾ/

Noun

alcàsser m (plural alcàssers)

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