"alcazar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌalkəˈzɑː/ [UK], /ˌælkəˈzɑɹ/ [US], /ælˈkɑzɚ/ [US] Forms: alcazars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Etymology: From Spanish alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with castle. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|alcázar}} Spanish alcázar, {{der|en|ar|قصر|اَلْقَصْر|the castle}} Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), {{der|en|la|castrum||castle}} Latin castrum (“castle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} alcazar (plural alcazars)
  1. Any Moorish fortress in Spain. Wikipedia link: alcázar Categories (topical): Buildings Categories (place): Spain Translations (Moorish fortress in Spain): قَصْر أَنْدَلُسِيّ (qaṣr ʔandalusiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), ալկասար (alkasar) (Armenian), alkazar (Basque), alcàsser [masculine] (Catalan), 摩爾人在西班牙建造的堡壘 (Chinese Mandarin), 摩尔人在西班牙建造的堡垒 (mó'ěrrén zài Xībānyá jiànzào de bǎolěi) (Chinese Mandarin), alkazaro (Esperanto), alcazar [masculine] (French), alcácer [masculine] (Galician), Alkazar [masculine] (German), Alcázar [masculine] (German), alcazar [masculine] (Italian), アルカサル (arukasaru) (Japanese), 알카사르 (alkasareu) (Korean), alkazar [masculine] (Polish), alcácer [masculine] (Portuguese), alcáçar [masculine] (Portuguese), alcazar [neuter] (Romanian), алькаса́р (alʹkasár) [masculine] (Russian), alkazár [masculine] (Slovak), alcázar [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-alcazar-en-noun-KuqNN1mx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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