Asturian edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

muralla f (plural muralles)

  1. wall (defensive rampart built up of earth, stone etc.)

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Late Latin muralia, from Latin muralis.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

muralla f (plural muralles)

  1. wall (defensive rampart)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /muˈɾaʝa/ [muˈɾa.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /muˈɾaʎa/ [muˈɾa.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /muˈɾaʃa/ [muˈɾa.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /muˈɾaʒa/ [muˈɾa.ʒa]

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa

  • Syllabification: mu‧ra‧lla

Noun edit

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.

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Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ muralla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  2. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading edit