[al-kuh-zahr, al-kaz-er; Sp. ahl-kah-thahr] 
| 1. | the palace of the Moorish kings in Seville, Spain: later used by Spanish kings. |
| 2. | (lowercase ) a castle or fortress of the Spanish Moors. |
| al·caz·ar (āl-kāz'ər, -kä'zər, āl'kə-zär') n. A Spanish palace or fortress, originally one built by the Moors. [Spanish alcázar, from Arabic al-qaṣr : al-, the + qaṣr, castle (from Latin castra, fort, pl. of castrum, camp; see kes- in Indo-European roots).] |