Alcala

Al·ca·la
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proper noun

A surname from Spanish.

OriginSpanish Alcalá ← Arabic القَلْعة →
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Meanings

proper nounAlcala (plural Alcalas)

plural Alcalas

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Origin

  1. Arabicالقَلْعة“the citadel, the fort”
  2. SpanishAlcalá
  3. EnglishAlcala

From Spanish Alcalá, from Arabic القَلْعة (al-qalʕa, “the citadel, the fort”).

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APA

Alcala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alcala

MLA

“Alcala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alcala. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alcala,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alcala.

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