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atalaia.

watchtower

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ataˈlaja/[a.t̪aˈla̠.jɐ]
  1. watchtower

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese atalaya, from Arabic طَلِيعَة (ṭalīʕa, “a scout; and a party of scouts”), from the verb طَالَعَ (ṭālaʕa, “to inspect”), from the root ط ل ع (ṭ l ʕ), the same as طَلَعَ (ṭalaʕa, “to watch”).

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