talaje

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noun

a kind of tick (Ornithodoros talaje)

OriginSpanish talaje ← Nahuan →
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Meanings

nountalaje (plural talajes)

plural talajes

  1. a kind of tick (Ornithodoros talaje)

Origin

  1. Nahuan
  2. Spanishtalaje
  3. Englishtalaje

Borrowed from Spanish talaje, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tlālāxin, from tlālli (“earth”) + āxin.

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Translations

Spanish talaje
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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