Atalaia

== Galician == === Etymology === From atalaia (“watchtower”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ataˈlaja̝/ === Proper noun === Atalaia m the name of a number of villages throughout Galicia === See also === Atalaia on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl === References === “Atalaia” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Talaia === Etymology === From atalaia (“watchtower”), from Arabic الطَلِيعَة (aṭ-ṭalīʕa). Some Brazilians toponyms come from the Brazilian Portuguese sense of highest peak in a mountain chain. Cognate with Galician Atalaia. === Pronunciation === Homophone: atalaia Hyphenation: A‧ta‧lai‧a === Proper noun === Atalaia f a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower: a parish of Pinhel, Guarda district, Portugal; a parish of Lourinhã, Lisbon district, Portugal; a parish of Gavião, Portalegre district, Portugal; a parish of Vila Nova da Barquinha, Santarém district, Portugal; a parish of Montijo, Setúbal district, Portugal (Brazil) a toponym, indicating a high place: a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Translingual: atalaiensis === See also === Custóias === References ===