talaje

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish talaje, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tlālāxin, from tlālli (earth) +‎ āxin.

Noun

talaje (plural talajes)

  1. a kind of tick (Ornithodoros talaje)

Translations

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈlaxe/
  • Rhymes: -axe
  • Syllabification: ta‧la‧je

Etymology 1

From talar (fell (trees)) +‎ -aje (-age).

Noun

talaje m (plural talajes)

  1. (Chile) grazing
  2. (Chile) fee paid for the right to graze on another's land

Etymology 2

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tlālāxin, from tlālli (earth) +‎ āxin.

Alternative forms

Noun

talaje m (plural talajes)

  1. talaje (parasite)

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