noun, masculine/alˈkaθaɾ/plural: alcázares
alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain); citadel, castle, fortified town; quarterdeck
Inherited from Old Spanish alcáçar, alcaçar, alcácer (c. 1253), Arabic الْقَصْر (al-qaṣr), via Andalusian Arabic, from Aramaic קַצְרָא (qaṣrā), from Latin castrum. Doublet of castro and castillo.