minaret
noun /ˌmɪnəˈret/
/ˌmɪnəˈret/
- enlarge imagea tall thin tower, usually forming part of a mosque, from which Muslims are called to prayer
Topics Buildingsc2宣礼塔(常为清真寺的一部分) 词源late 17th cent.: from French, or from Spanish minarete, Italian minaretto, via Turkish from Arabic manār(a) ‘lighthouse, minaret’, based on nār ‘fire or light’.