# kula

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #70,817

## Definitions
1. A tower, turret or steeple in Southeast Europe erected during the period of Ottoman domination on the area.

## Etymology
From a South Slavic language, from Turkish kule, from Persian قله (qolle), from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, “pinnacle, zenith”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kula