"alcazaba" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /alkaˈθaba/ [Spain], [al.kaˈθa.β̞a] [Spain], /alkaˈsaba/ [Latin-America], [al.kaˈsa.β̞a] [Latin-America] Forms: alcazabas [plural]
Rhymes: -aba Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with English casbah. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|ar|قَصَبَة|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba), {{bor+|es|ar|قَصَبَة}} Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba), {{bor|es|xaa|-}} Andalusian Arabic, {{cog|en|casbah}} English casbah Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} alcazaba f (plural alcazabas)
  1. a Moorish fortress within or beside a walled city Tags: feminine Related terms: alcázar
    Sense id: en-alcazaba-es-noun-Kv8CWiJN Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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