minaret
noun/ˌmɪnəˈret/
/ˌmɪnəˈret/
- a tall thin tower, usually forming part of a mosque, from which Muslims are called to prayerTopics Buildingsc2Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, or from Spanish minarete, Italian minaretto, via Turkish from Arabic manār(a) ‘lighthouse, minaret’, based on nār ‘fire or light’.
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