Alhambra

American  

[al-ham-bruh] / ælˈhæm brə /

noun

1. a palace and citadel of the Moorish kings in Granada, Spain: built chiefly between 1248 and 1354.

2. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

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Alhambra British  

/ ælˈhæmbrə, ˌælhæmˈbrɛsk /

noun

1. a citadel and palace in Granada, Spain, built for the Moorish kings during the 13th and 14th centuries: noted for its rich ornamentation

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Other Word Forms

• Alhambresque
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Alhambra

< Spanish < Arabic al-ḥamrā' literally, the red

Example Sentences

At its center, a bubble of water flows into an Alhambra bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

At a new Ross in Alhambra, Liz Lopez was shopping for a designer purse.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Downtown L.A. has seen 1.97 inches; Long Beach had 1.74 inches; Canoga Park had 2.16 inches; Alhambra had 2.24 inches; and Ojai recorded 1.52 inches.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Over the coming decade he appeared with Jimmy Logan, Rikki Fulton and Jack Milroy on stage at Glasgow's Alhambra Theatre and on the radio show It's All Yours.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

First we would stop at the RKO Alhambra to see what was playing, then the Loew’s.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers