Alcázar

[al-kuh-zahr, al-kaz-er; Sp. ahl-kah-thahr]

Al·cá·zar

[al-kuh-zahr, al-kaz-er; Sp. ahl-kah-thahr]
noun
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.

Origin:
< Spanish < Arabic al the + qaṣr < Latin castrum castle, stronghold
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