alcacel
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- alcácel, alcacer
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈsɛw/ [aʊ̯.kaˈsɛʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɐˈsɛl/ [aɫ.kɐˈsɛɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɐˈsɛ.li/ [aɫ.kɐˈsɛ.li]
Noun
alcacel m (plural alcacéis)
Further reading
- “alcacel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “alcacel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic الْقَصِيل (al-qaṣīl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alkaˈθel/ [al.kaˈθel] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /alkaˈsel/ [al.kaˈsel] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: al‧ca‧cel
Noun
alcacel m (plural alcaceles)
- synonym of alcacer
Further reading
- “alcacel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025