noun
alcazar
alkuh-ZAH
noun
1
A fortified palace built by Moorish rulers in Spain.
"Tourists queue for hours to see the alcazar in Seville."
How to Use Alcazar
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA grand Moorish-style fortress or palace found in Spain.
Common pairings
the Alcazar of Seville
a Moorish alcazar
Word Forms
alcazars plural, Alcazars plural
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Etymology
From Spanish alcázar, borrowed from Arabic al-qasr, meaning "the castle" — the same root that eventually gives English "castle" its Arabic-line cousin.