alcàsser

See also: Alcàsser

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”), whence also castell.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈka.sər]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [alˈka.ser]

Noun

alcàsser m (plural alcàssers)

alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)
(by extension) castle, citadel
(nautical) quarterdeck

Further reading

“alcàsser” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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