alcáçova
Portuguese, noun/awˈka.so.vɐ/
alcáçova is spelled A-L-C-Á-Ç-O-V-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese, the 136,722nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alcáçova is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a Moorish fortress within or beside a walled city” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does alcáçova mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea Moorish fortress within or beside a walled city
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of alcáçova
- alcáçovas plural
- alcáçava alternative
- alcáceva alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alcáçova?
- Brazil /awˈka.so.vɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯ˈka.so.vɐ]
- Portugal /alˈka.su.vɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is alcáçova in Portuguese?
alcáçova appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).