talayot

noun

ta·​la·​yot

təˈläˌyōt

plural -s

: one of the prehistoric corbelled stone towers of the Balearic islands resembling the nuraghe of Sardinia

Word History

Etymology

Catalan, from Arabic ṭalā'iʽ advance guard

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