telega
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
/tɪˈleɪɡə/
Definition of telega
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs.
“Three kinds of conveyances are available: the telega, or cart without springs, which has to be changed at every station, and for which a charge of about 8d. is made at every stage; the kibitka, or cart (in winter a sledge) with a hood; and the tarantas, a kind of carriage on wooden springs, which admits of the traveller lying down full length, and which can be made very comfortable at night.”
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noun
-
A simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs.
“Three kinds of conveyances are available: the telega, or cart without springs, which has to be changed at every station, and for which a charge of about 8d. is made at every stage; the kibitka, or cart (in winter a sledge) with a hood; and the tarantas, a kind of carriage on wooden springs, which admits of the traveller lying down full length, and which can be made very comfortable at night.”
name
- A commune of Prahova County, Romania.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From mid-16th century Russian теле́га (teléga), probably from Khazar.
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