muralla

Asturian

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

Noun

muralla f (plural muralles)

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

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin muralia, from Latin muralis.

Pronunciation

Noun

muralla f (plural muralles)

  1. wall (defensive rampart)

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • 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

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.

Derived terms

References
  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
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