talaje
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish talaje, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tlālāxin, from tlālli (“earth”) + āxin.
Noun
talaje (plural talajes)
- a kind of tick (Ornithodoros talaje)
Translations
Translations
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈlaxe/ [t̪aˈla.xe]
- Rhymes: -axe
- Syllabification: ta‧la‧je
Etymology 1
From talar (“fell (trees)”) + -aje (“-age”).
Noun
talaje m (plural talajes)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tlālāxin, from tlālli (“earth”) + āxin.
Alternative forms
- tlalaje, clalaje
Noun
talaje m (plural talajes)
- talaje (parasite)
References
- Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 228
Further reading
- “talaje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024