"alcazaba" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /alkaˈθaba/ [Spain], [al.kaˈθa.β̞a] [Spain], /alkaˈsaba/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [al.kaˈsa.β̞a] [Latin-America, Philippines] Forms: alcazabas [plural]
Rhymes: -aba Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with English casbah. Etymology templates: {{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): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2012, Isabel San Sebastián, Un Reino lejano, Random House Mondadori, page 210:",
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