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azulejo.

A painted tin-glazed ceramic tile of a kind found in Spain and Portugal, often arranged to form geometric patterns.

7 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɑzuˈleɪ(ˌ)hoʊ//ˌɑθuˈleɪ(ˌ)hoʊ/General-American, derived/ˌɑsuˈleɪ(ˌ)hoʊ/General-American, derived/aθuːˈleɪhəʊ/UK, derived
  1. A painted tin-glazed ceramic tile of a kind found in Spain and Portugal, often arranged to form geometric patterns.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-der.? Classical Persian لاژورد (Lāžvard) Classical Persian لَاجَوَرْد (lājaward)bor. Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward) Andalusian Arabic [Term?]bor. Old Spanish azur Spanish azul Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Spanish -ejo Spanish azulejobor. English azulejo Borrowed from Spanish azulejo. or Borrowed from Portuguese azulejo.

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