atalaya

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See also: atalayá and Atalaya

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ataˈlaʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ataˈlaʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ataˈlaʒa/

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  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: a‧ta‧la‧ya

Etymology 1

From Arabic الطَّلَائِع (aṭ-ṭalāʔiʕ), plural of طَلِيعَة (ṭalīʕa, “vanguard”).

Noun

atalaya f (plural atalayas)

  1. watchtower
    Synonym: vigía
  2. height
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

atalaya

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

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