talayot

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/təˈlɑːjəʊt/

noun

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

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Meanings

nountalayot (plural talayots)

plural talayots · alternative talaiot

  1. archaeologyA 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.

    2011, Michael E. Smith, The Comparative Archaeology of Complex Societies, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 147

Origin

  1. Catalantalaiot
  2. Englishtalayot

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

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APA

talayot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talayot

MLA

“talayot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talayot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talayot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talayot.

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