alcázar

See also: alcazar

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alˈkaθaɾ/ [alˈka.θaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alˈkasaɾ/ [alˈka.saɾ]
• Hyphenation: 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

External links

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