alcácer

See also: alcacer

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alcaçer, alcaçar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر‎ (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), probably from Latin castrum, and therefore a doublet of castro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈka.sɛɾ/

Noun

alcácer m (plural alcáceres)

alcazar (Any moorish fortress in Spain)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

alcáçar

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alcaçer, alcaçar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر‎ (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), probably from Latin castrum, and therefore a doublet of castro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈka.seʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈka.seh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /awˈka.seɾ/ [aʊ̯ˈka.seɾ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈka.seʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈka.seχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈka.seɻ/ [aʊ̯ˈka.seɻ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈka.sɛɾ/ [aɫˈka.sɛɾ]

Hyphenation: al‧cá‧cer

Noun

alcácer m (plural alcáceres)

alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)
(by extension) palace

Derived terms

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