muralla

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Asturian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muˈɾaʎa/, [muˈɾa.ʎa]
  • Rhymes: -aʎa
  • Hyphenation: mu‧ra‧lla

Noun

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muralla f (plural muralles)

  1. wall (defensive rampart built up of earth, stone etc.)

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin muralia, from Latin muralis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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muralla f (plural muralles)

  1. wall (defensive rampart)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian muraglia,[1][2] from Late Latin muralia, from Latin muralis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /muˈɾaʝa/ [muˈɾa.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /muˈɾaʎa/ [muˈɾa.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /muˈɾaʃa/ [muˈɾa.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /muˈɾaʒa/ [muˈɾa.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: mu‧ra‧lla

Noun

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muralla f (plural murallas)

  1. large wall built to protect cities or territories
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pared
    La Gran Muralla China.The Great Wall of China.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ muralla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “muralla”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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