Where does “alcazaba” come from?

alcazaba (Spanish) comes from Arabic قَصَبَة — cane, reed.

alcazaba (Spanish): a Moorish fortress within or beside a walled city

Definitions

  1. a Moorish fortress within or beside a walled city

Ancestry of “alcazaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَصَبَةcane, reed
Every word from Arabic قَصَبَة →