casbah

/ˈkæz.bɑ/

UK: /ˈkaz.bɑː/

KÆZ · bɑ (2 syllables)

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Definition

The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.

Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).

"The king called up his jet fighters / He said, "You better earn your pay / Drop your bombs between the minarets / Down the casbah way""
"He gave me an earth-shattering kiss and whispered, “Come to my casbah and let me ply you with cupcakes.” […] We made good time getting to his apartment."