|alˌham|bresk adjective
or al·ham·bra·ic -|brāik
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Alhambra, palace of the Moorish kings at Granada, Spain, erected in the 13th & 14th cents. (from Spanish, from Arabic al-ḥamrā' the red house) + English -esque or -ic
: made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra