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alcazar

UK/ˌalkəˈzɑː/US/ˌælkəˈzɑɹ/

alcazar noun: any Moorish fortress in Spain.

alcazar: any Moorish fortress in Spain
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Noun

alcazar (plural alcazars)

  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.2002, Donna Tartt, The Little Friend, page 43

Proper noun capitalized: Alcazar

Alcazar (plural Alcazars)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

alcazar meaning in Urdu and Arabic

alcazar in Urdu

القَصّر, ایوانِ شاہی

alcazar in Arabic

Moorish fortress in Spain
قَصْر أَنْدَلُسِيّ qaṣr ʔandalusiyy

Forms of alcazar

Noun
pluralalcazars
Proper noun
pluralAlcazars

Origin of alcazar

Borrowed from Spanish alcázar, from Arabic الْقَصْر (al-qaṣr). Doublet of castle.

From Spanish Alcázar, from alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with castle.

Words that rhyme with alcazar

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Questions about alcazar

What does alcazar mean?
Alcazar means any Moorish fortress in Spain.
What is alcazar in Urdu?
Alcazar in Urdu is القَصّر, ایوانِ شاہی. See Alcazar meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is alcazar?
Alcazar can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce alcazar?
Alcazar is pronounced /ˌalkəˈzɑː/ (UK).
What is the plural of alcazar?
The plural of alcazar is alcazars.

Words near alcazar in the dictionary

  1. Alcauters
  2. alcavala
  3. alcavalas
  4. alcayde
  5. alcaydes
  6. alcazar
  7. alcazares
  8. alcazars
  9. alce
  10. alcedine
  11. alcedinid

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