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nuraghe
nuraghe
English
Noun
nuraghe (plural nuraghi or nuraghes)
- (archaeology) dry-stone round megalithic tower found in Sardinia.
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Translations
type of megalithic building
French
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Etymology
Noun
nuraghe m (plural nuraghes)
- nuraghe (ancient megalithic structure from Sardinia)
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Italian
Etymology
From Sardinian. The ultimate origin is uncertain; possibly related to the Sardinian place names Nurra, Nurri, and Nurru, and the word nurra (“pile of stones”). Another possible connection is Latin murus (“wall”).
Noun
nuraghe m (plural nuraghi)
- A form of megalithic tower found in Sardinia