senam

noun

se·​nam

sə̇ˈnäm

plural -s

: one of a type of dolmen in Algiers and Tripoli formerly regarded as belonging to the megalithic period but not recognized as the remains of oil presses of the Roman period

Word History

Etymology

Arabic sanām hump, mound

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