atalaya

See also: atalayá and Atalaya

Spanish

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ataˈlaʝa/ [a.t̪aˈla.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ataˈlaʃa/ [a.t̪aˈla.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ataˈlaʒa/ [a.t̪aˈla.ʒa]

  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: a‧ta‧la‧ya

Etymology 1

From Arabic الطَّلَائِع (aṭ-ṭalāʔiʕ), plural of طَلِيعَة (ṭalīʕa, “vanguard”).

Noun

atalaya f (plural atalayas)

  1. watchtower
    Synonym: vigía
  2. height
Derived terms

Verb

atalaya

  1. inflection of atalayar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading
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