muralla

muralla

Asturian

Noun

muralla f (plural muralles)

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

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Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin muralia, from Latin muralis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /muˈɾa.ʎə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /muˈɾa.ʎa/

Noun

muralla f (plural muralles)

1. wall (defensive rampart)

Derived terms

• emmurallar

Related terms

• mural
• mur

Further reading

• “muralla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “muralla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “muralla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “muralla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

muralla f (plural murallas)

1. large wall built to protect cities or territories

   La Gran Muralla China. ― The Great Wall of China.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pared

Derived terms

• amurallar

Related terms

• mural
• muro

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

• “muralla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014