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Alcalá

/alkaˈla/

proper noun/alkaˈla/

the name of a number of cities and towns in Spain

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَلْعَة (al-qalʕa, “the citadel, the fort”). Doublet of Alcalatén, which was borrowed from the dual form الْقَلْعَتَيْن (al-qalʕatayn).

proper noun/alkaˈla/

a surname from Arabic

Related: alcalaíno

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَلْعَة (al-qalʕa, “the citadel, the fort”). Doublet of Alcalatén, which was borrowed from the dual form الْقَلْعَتَيْن (al-qalʕatayn).