talaia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَلَائِع (ṭalāʔiʕ), plural of طَلِيعة (ṭalīʕa, “forefront, vanguard”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [təˈla.jə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [taˈla.ja]
Rhymes: -aja
Hyphenation: ta‧la‧ia

Noun

talaia f (plural talaies)

(military) watchtower, lookout tower

Derived terms

atalaiar
talaier
talaiot

Further reading

“talaia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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