alcázar

/alˈkasaɾ/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
alcázares

Meaning

  1. fortress, palace

    • Visitamos el alcázar de Sevilla.

      We visited the Alcázar of Seville.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

palacio

alcázar is more specifically a Moorish-style fortress-palace; palacio is the more general word for "palace."

Practice

1 What does alcázar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Visitamos el ___ de Sevilla.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alcázar?

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