palanka

Serbo-Croatian

/pǎlaːnka/

noun
Definitions
  • a small town on the Balkans
  • a type of wooden fortress on the roads of Ottoman Empire built for the protection of travelers

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه.

Origin

Ottoman Turkish

پلانقه

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