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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How to use telega in a sentence

Although the journey was not continued by night the telega was still Godfrey's constant place of abode.
Condemned as a Nihilist|George Alfred Henty
As it came nearer, I perceived a telega, a country cart, with a horse harnessed to it.
Fred Markham in Russia|W. H. G. Kingston
He got into the telega, in which lay two trunks—one containing his pistols, the other some personal effects.
The Strand Magazine, Volume I, Issue 2, February 1891|Various
At the same moment the rattling noise of a telega was heard somewhere in the distance.
The Duel|A. I. Kuprin

A telega had gone over him and driven in his spine, so that it made a curve inside him.
The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia|Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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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