[min.a.ret] n [F, fr. Turk minare, fr. Ar manarah lighthouse] (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
Meaning of MINARET in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012