nuraghe

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian nuraghe, from Sardinian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nʊəˈɹɑːɡeɪ/
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Noun

nuraghe (plural nuraghi or nuraghes)

  1. (archaeology) A dry-stone round megalithic tower found in Sardinia.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian nuraghe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nuraghe m (plural nuraghes)

  1. nuraghe (ancient megalithic structure from Sardinia)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sardinian nuraghe. The ultimate origin is uncertain; possibly related to the Sardinian place names Nurra, Nurri, and Nurru, and the word nurra (“pile of stones”). Another possible connection is Latin mūrus (“wall”).

Noun

nuraghe m (plural nuraghi)

  1. nuraghe (a form of megalithic tower found in Sardinia)

Further reading

  • nuraghe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • nuraghe on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it

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Noun

nuraghe m (plural nuraghes)

  1. nuraghe (type of megalithic building in Sardinia)

Sardinian

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps of pre-Nuragic substrate origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

nuraghe m (plural nuraghes)

Sardinian Wikipedia has an article on:
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  1. nuraghe (type of megalithic building in Sardinia)
    Sos nuraghes s'agatant solamente in Sardigna.
    Nuraghes are only found in Sardinia.
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