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talayot

/təˈlɑːjəʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ta-lay-ot
IPA
/təˈlɑːjəʊt/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of Bronze Age megalith found on the islands of Minorca and Mallorca.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan talaiot, from talaia (“watchtower”), of Arabic origin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

talayots (plural) talaiot (alternative)

Derived Forms

talayotic

Frequently Paired Words

nuraghe

Questions

How do you pronounce talayot?
The recorded pronunciation is /təˈlɑːjəʊt/.
What does talayot mean?
A kind of Bronze Age megalith found on the islands of Minorca and Mallorca.
Where does talayot come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce talayot

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