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Portuguese term or phrase:
anta
English translation:
dolmen
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Dec 9, 2013 20:25
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anta
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
History
Museum
'Seja a fonte de águas santas, seja o penedo das mouras mais ou menos encantadas, sejam as pedras alçadas de uma anta, todos sofrem um processo de ressacralização'
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dolmen
In this context, anta means a dolmen. It is the usual term in Portugal and Galicia for this type of ancient stone structure.
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