dolmen

A dolmen in Portugal.

Meaning

A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.
More generally, any megalithic tomb, including passage graves and wedge tombs.

Borrowed from French dolmen. Perhaps incorrectly fabricated from Breton taol maen (taol + maen) (the correct compound would be *taolvaen, not **daolmaen). See also menhir.

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