Alcázar

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

/ ˈæl kəˌzɑr, ælˈkæz ər; Spanish ɑlˈkɑ θɑr /

the palace of the Moorish kings in Seville, Spain: later used by Spanish kings.

(lowercase) a castle or fortress of the Spanish Moors.

Origin of Alcázar

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

Estuvo un poco contemplandole, devia de pedirle, que le previniesse lugar en el Alcazar glorioso que habitava.

History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. |William H. Prescott
And indeed the king had done so; when Don Gome had approached him in the saloons of the Alcazar.

The Cid Campeador |Antonio de Trueba
Alcazar chansons rang out from the cafes, while in their midst stood the mosque, that had used to resound with the Muezzin.

Under Two Flags |Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
The traveller will now look in vain for the alcazar of El Rachid at Freixo.

Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes |Charles Sellers and Others

This alcazar is probably the best specimen of a Moorish residence remaining in Europe.

The Pictureque Antiquities of Spain; |Nathaniel Armstrong Wells

alcazar

/ (ˌælkəˈzɑː, Spanish alˈkaθar) /

any of various palaces or fortresses built in Spain by the Moors

C17: from Spanish, from Arabic al-qasr the castle