Alcazar
/ˌælkəˈzɑɹ/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Spanish.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"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."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish alcázar, from Arabic الْقَصْر (al-qaṣr). Doublet of castle.
Etymology 2
From Spanish Alcázar, from alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with castle.