alcáçova

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَصَبَة (al-qaṣaba), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Spanish alcazaba and English casbah.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈka.so.vɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈka.so.vɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈka.so.va/ [aʊ̯ˈka.so.va]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈka.su.vɐ/ [aɫˈka.su.vɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈka.su.bɐ/ [aɫˈka.su.βɐ]

Hyphenation: al‧cá‧ço‧va

Noun

alcáçova f (plural alcáçovas)

a Moorish fortress within or beside a walled city

Derived terms

Alcáçova

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