talud

English

Etymology

From Spanish talud.

Noun

talud (plural taluds)

1. An inward-sloping surface or panel, in talud-tablero architecture.
   • 1974, Mesa Verde National Park (N.P.), Proposed Wilderness: Environmental Impact Statement, page 21:

     Many of these manmade structures have collapsed over the years, and, consequently, a large percent of the taluds have been lost. Numerous dams remain, however, [...]

Anagrams

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French talus, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

talud n (plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide])

1. slope (of a structure, wall or terrain)

Derived terms

• basalttalud

Descendants

• → Indonesian: talud

Further reading

• talud on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Estonian

Noun

talud

1. nominative plural of talu

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch talud, from French talus, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtalud/ [ˈt̪a.lʊt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -alud
• Syllabification: ta‧lud

Noun

talud (plural talud-talud)

1. (construction) slope (of a structure, wall or terrain)

Further reading

• “talud”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

talud

1. needle

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French talus, maybe of Celtic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈlud/ [t̪aˈluð̞]
• Rhymes: -ud
• Syllabification: ta‧lud

Noun

talud m (plural taludes)

1. slope (of a structure, wall or terrain)

Derived terms

• talud-tablero

Descendants

• → Dutch: talud
• → English: talud
• → Galician: talude
• → Portuguese: talude

Further reading

• “talud”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025