atalaia

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Galician

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

Noun

atalaia f (plural atalaias)

  1. watchtower

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الطَلِيعَة (aṭ-ṭalīʕa, a scout; and a party of scouts) (plural الطَلَائِع (aṭ-ṭalāʔiʕ)), from the verb طَالَعَ (ṭālaʕa, to inspect), from the root ط ل ع (ṭ-l-ʕ), the same as طَلَعَ (ṭalaʕa, to watch).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

atalaia f (plural atalaias)

  1. watchtower
  2. (Brazil) the highest peak in a mountain chain

Verb

atalaia

  1. inflection of atalaiar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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