alcazar
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alcazar¹
- /ˌalkəˈzɑː/ UK
- /ˌælkəˈzɑɹ/ US
- /ælˈkɑzɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish alcázar, from Arabic الْقَصْر (al-qaṣr). Doublet of castle.
noun alcazars
- Any Moorish fortress in Spain. 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.
Alcazar²
- /ˌalkəˈzɑː/ UK
- /ˌælkəˈzɑɹ/ US
- /ælˈkɑzɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Spanish Alcázar, from alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with castle.
proper noun Alcazars
- A surname from Spanish.
Translations
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noun Moorish fortress in Spain
| Español | alcázar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 알카사르 alkasareu |
| 日本語 | アルカサル arukasaru |
| 中文 | 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 |
| Português | alcácer, alcáçar |
| Français | alcazar |
| Deutsch | Alkazar, Alcázar |
| Italiano | alcazar |
| Română | alcazar |
| Русский | алькаса́р alʹkasár |
| العربية | قَصْر أَنْدَلُسِيّ qaṣr ʔandalusiyy |
Talk about this word "alcazar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alcazar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alcazar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alcazar "alcazar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alcazar.Cite this
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