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telega
[ tuh-leg-uh; Russian tyi-lye-guh ]
/ təˈlɛg ə; Russian tyɪˈlyɛ gə /
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noun
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
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Origin of telega
First recorded in 1550–60; from Russian teléga, probably ultimately from Mongolian; compare classical Mongolian telege(n) “carriage”
Words nearby telega
teleferic, téléférique, telefilm, telefoto, teleg., telega, telegenic, telegnosis, Telegonus, telegony, telegram
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British Dictionary definitions for telega
telega
/ (tɛˈleɪɡə) /
noun
a rough four-wheeled cart used in Russia
Word Origin for telega
C16: from Russian
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