Alhambra

Borrowed from Spanish Alhambra, from Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-ḥamrāʔ, “the red (fortress)”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ælˈhæmbɹə/
• (General American) (palace in Spain): IPA^(key): /ɑlˈhɑmbɹə/

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• (General American) (card game, city in California): IPA^(key): /ælˈhæmbɹə/

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Alhambra

1. A palace in Granada, Spain; historically a royal palace.
   • 1846, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Hall of Fantasy”, in Mosses from an Old Manse:

     Overhead is a lofty dome, supported by long rows of pillars of fantastic architecture, the idea of which was probably taken from the Moorish ruins of the Alhambra, or perhaps from some enchanted edifice in the Arabian tales.

2. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
   • 2023 January 23, Jeff Winter, Casey Tolan, Scott Glover, “Gunman had been a regular patron at dance hall he attacked, according to people who knew him”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 March 2023:

     Evidence found in the cargo van linked Tran to both the Alhambra and Monterey Park scenes, according to Luna, who said there are "no outstanding suspects."

Alhambra (uncountable)

1. A solitaire card game played with two decks.

• Alambra

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃bɾɐ
• Hyphenation: A‧lham‧bra

Alhambra f

1. Alhambra (a palace in Granada, Spain)

From Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-ḥamrāʔ, “the red (fortress)”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈlambɾa/ [aˈlãm.bɾa]
• Rhymes: -ambɾa
• Syllabification: Al‧ham‧bra

Alhambra f

1. Alhambra (a palace in Granada, Spain)