alcácer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese alcaçer, alcaçar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر‎ (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), probably from Latin castrum, and therefore a doublet of castro.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /aɫˈka.sɛɾ/
  • Hyphenation: al‧cá‧cer

Noun

alcácer m (plural alcáceres)

  1. alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)
  2. (by extension) palace

Derived terms
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