nuraghe

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/nʊəˈɹɑːɡeɪ/

noun

A dry-stone round megalithic tower found in Sardinia.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounnuraghe (plural nuraghi or nuraghes)

plural nuraghi · plural nuraghes

  1. archaeologyA dry-stone round megalithic tower found in Sardinia.

Origin

  1. Italiannuraghe
  2. Englishnuraghe

Borrowed from Italian nuraghe, from Sardinian.

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Translations

Catalan nurag
  • nuragtype of megalithic building
French nuraghe, noraghe
  • nuraghetype of megalithic building
  • noraghetype of megalithic building
Italian nuraghe
  • nuraghetype of megalithic building
Polish nurag
  • nuragtype of megalithic building
Portuguese nurague, nuraghe
  • nuraguetype of megalithic building
  • nuraghetype of megalithic building
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APA

nuraghe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuraghe

MLA

“nuraghe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuraghe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuraghe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuraghe.

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