Alhambra

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ælˈhæmbɹə/
• (General American) (palace in Spain): IPA^(key): /ɑlˈhɑmbɹə/
• (General American) (card game, city in California): IPA^(key): /ælˈhæmbɹə/

Proper noun

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.

Translations

palace in Granada, Spain

• Arabic: قَصْرُ الْحَمْرَاءْ m (qaṣru l-ḥamrāʔ)

  Hijazi Arabic: قَصْر الحَمرا m (gaṣr al-ḥamra)

• Bengali: আলহামরা (alhamra)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿爾罕布拉宮／阿尔罕布拉宫 (zh)

• Portuguese: Alhambra f, Alambra f
• Spanish: Alhambra f
• Turkish: El-Hamra Sarayı

Noun

Alhambra (uncountable)

1. A solitaire card game played with two decks.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Alambra

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʎɐ̃.bɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʎɐ̃.bɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʎɐ̃.bɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʎɐ̃.bɾɐ/

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

Proper noun

Alhambra f

1. Alhambra (a palace in Granada, Spain)

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Alhambra f

1. Alhambra (a palace in Granada, Spain)