Illustration of alcazar
alcazar
noun
al·ca·zar al-ˈkä-zər 
-ˈka-
-ˈka- : a Spanish fortress or palace
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Spanish alcázar, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic al-qaṣar, corresponding to classical Arabic al-qaṣr, from al "the" + qaṣr "castle, palace," probably borrowed from Aramaic qaṣtĕrā, borrowed from Late Greek kástra, plural of kástron "stronghold," borrowed from Latin castrum "fortified encampment" — more at castle entry 1
First Known Use
circa 1615, in the meaning defined above
alcazar
noun
as in castle
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- castle
- seraglio
- villa
- château
- mansion
- palace
- estate
- court
- Grallatores
- grallatorial
- grallina
- gralline
- gralloch
- gralloched
- gralloching
- grallochs
- gram
- gram calorie
- Gram complex
- gram equivalent
- gram molecular weight
- gram stain
- Gram's stain
- gram-atom
- gram-atomic weight
- gram-centimeter
- gram-fast
- gram-molar
- gram-molecular
- gram-negative
- gram-positive
- gram-sec
- gram-variable