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Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muˈɾaʎa/
- Rhymes: -aʎa
- Hyphenation: mu‧ra‧lla
Noun
muralla f (plural muralles)
- wall (defensive rampart built up of earth, stone etc.)
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin muralia, from Latin muralis.
Pronunciation
Noun
muralla f (plural muralles)
- wall (defensive rampart)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian muraglia,[1][2] from Late Latin muralia, from Latin muralis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /muˈɾaʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /muˈɾaʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /muˈɾaʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /muˈɾaʒa/
- Syllabification: mu‧ra‧lla
Noun
muralla f (plural murallas)
- large wall built to protect cities or territories
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pared
- La Gran Muralla China. ― The Great Wall of China.
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