telega

[ tuh-leg-uh; Russian tyi-lye-guh ]
/ təˈlɛg ə; Russian tyɪˈlyɛ gə /

noun

a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.

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Origin of telega

1550–60; < Russian teléga, probably ultimately < Mongolian; compare classical Mongolian telege(n) carriage

Words nearby telega

telefeature, teleferic, 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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