Main Entry: min·a·ret

Pronunciation: \ˌmi-nə-ˈret, ˈmi-nə-ˌ\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Turkish minare, from Arabic manāra lighthouse

Date: 1682

: a tall slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the summons to prayer is cried by the muezzin

[minaret illustration]