valla

/ˈbaʝa/ · B2 · noun · f

fence

🚧 From Latin vallum, rampart: the same root as English wall

Latin vallum (a palisade or rampart) gave English its word wall, and also interval: inter vallum, the space between two ramparts. A valla is a fence or barrier, and in athletics it is a hurdle.

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