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talpa

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtælpə/
  • rhymes with -ælpə

1

name

Meaning 1

A number of places, including:

A settlement in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A number of places, including:

An unincorporated community in Coleman County, Texas, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An encysted tumour on the head; a wen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English talpa, from Latin talpa (“mole”). Doublet of taupe.