talayot

noun /təˈlɑːjəʊt/

1. A kind of Bronze Age megalith found on the islands of Minorca and Mallorca.

   A talayot may be square, round, oval, or stepped in form, averaging 12–20 m in diameter and containing a massive central roof pillar.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Catalan talaiot, from talaia (“watchtower”), of Arabic origin.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry talayot (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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