minaret
/ˈmɪnəret/noun
- a slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer宣礼塔（塔身细高, 常为清真寺的一部分, 上有阳台, 宣礼者在此召唤教徒做祷告）。
派生词
minareted
adjective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'.