muralla

Asturian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

muralla f (plural muralles)

  1. 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)

  1. wall (defensive rampart)

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

 

  • Syllabification: mu‧ra‧lla

Noun

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

References

  1. ^ “muralla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “muralla”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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