alcazar

alcazar · noun¹

1. Arabic · derived fromالْقَصْر
2. Spanish · borrowed fromalcázar
3. English todayalcazar

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

Alcazar · proper noun²

1. Latin · derived fromcastrum“castle”
2. Arabic · derived fromاَلْقَصْر“the castle”
3. Spanish · borrowed fromAlcázar
4. English todayAlcazar

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

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